Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

देव्युवाच । यानि पुष्पाणि चेष्टानि सदा भास्करपूजने । कानि चोक्तानि देवेश कथयस्व प्रसादतः

Transliteration

devyuvāca | yāni puṣpāṇi ceṣṭāni sadā bhāskarapūjane | kāni coktāni deveśa kathayasva prasādataḥ

Translation

La Déesse dit : « Ô Seigneur des dieux, quelles fleurs sont tenues pour les plus désirées dans le culte constant de Bhāskara (le Soleil) ? Dis-le-moi, par grâce. »

Word by Word

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• yāni: which (things)
• yāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• puṣpāṇi: flowers
• puṣpāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• iṣṭāni: desired/pleasing
• iṣṭāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣṭa (कृदन्त; √iṣ/√yaj इष्ट)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• bhāskara-pūjane: in the worship of Bhāskara (the Sun)
• bhāskara-pūjane: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhāskarasya pūjanam); विषयाधिकरण

• kāni: which (ones)?
• kāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• uktāni: said/mentioned
• uktāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त; √vac)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devānām īśaḥ)

• kathayasva: tell (me)
• kathayasva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (नामधातु from kathā)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• prasādataḥ: out of grace/favor
• prasādataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेतौ (cause: 'out of grace')

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (Devēśa addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī, seated in a sacred dialogue setting, asks Īśvara about the most beloved flowers for Sūrya worship; between them are baskets of blossoms—mālatī, mallikā, lotus, kadamba—awaiting ritual use.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Deveśa (Īśvara/Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approach worship with humility and inquiry, seeking correct offerings and right intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha), presented as a sacred landscape where Sun-worship bears special merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse introduces the topic of which flowers are appropriate and especially pleasing in Bhāskara-pūjā.