Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

या स्त्री पुष्पफलान्येव तीर्थे चास्मिन्विसर्जयेत् । सा स्यात्पुत्रवती धन्या सौभाग्यं च प्रपद्यते

Transliteration

yā strī puṣpaphalānyeva tīrthe cāsminvisarjayet | sā syātputravatī dhanyā saubhāgyaṃ ca prapadyate

Translation

Toute femme qui, avec dévotion, offre et dépose fleurs et fruits en ce tīrtha sacré sera bénie d’un fils, comblée de fortune et recevra l’heureux auspice du mariage et de la vie.

Word by Word

• या: who (she who)
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-या (relative pronoun)

• स्त्री: woman
• स्त्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुष्पफलानि: flowers and fruits
• पुष्पफलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (पुष्पाणि च फलानि च)

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; निर्देशक (demonstrative)

• विसर्जयेत्: should offer/let go; should cast (as offering)
• विसर्जयेत्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्-शब्दः (correlative)

• स्यात्: would be; becomes
• स्यात्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुत्रवती: having a son; blessed with children
• पुत्रवती: Predicative complement (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• धन्या: fortunate; blessed
• धन्या: Predicative complement (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सा इति विशेषणम्

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune; auspiciousness
• सौभाग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रपद्यते: attains; obtains
• प्रपद्यते: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Pulastya (deduced from immediate narrative context continuing into Adhyāya 6:1)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devout woman at a forested mountain tīrtha gently releases flowers and fruits into clear water, with priests and other pilgrims nearby; the atmosphere is auspicious and domestic-blessing oriented.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, sincere offerings at a holy place are portrayed as powerful acts of devotion that bring auspicious life-results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

“This tīrtha” in Arbuda Khaṇḍa; the verse promises specific blessings tied to offerings made there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering/releasing flowers and fruits at the tīrtha as a devotional act.