Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

मालतीकुसुमैः पूजा भवेत्सांनिध्यकारिका । मल्लिकायाश्च कुसुमैर्भोगवाञ्जायते नरः

Transliteration

mālatīkusumaiḥ pūjā bhavetsāṃnidhyakārikā | mallikāyāśca kusumairbhogavāñjāyate naraḥ

Translation

Le culte accompli avec des fleurs de mālatī fait naître la présence sensible de la divinité. En offrant des fleurs de mallikā, l’homme obtient jouissances et prospérité.

Word by Word

• मालतीकुसुमैः: with mālatī flowers
• मालतीकुसुमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालती (प्रातिपदिक) + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मालत्याः कुसुमैः)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become/is (said to be)
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सांनिध्यकारिका: causing (divine) presence/near-attendance
• सांनिध्यकारिका: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सांनिध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सांनिध्यस्य कारिका)

• मल्लिकायाः: of jasmine (mallikā)
• मल्लिकायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल्लिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कुसुमैः: with flowers
• कुसुमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• भोगवान्: enjoyment-possessing, prosperous
• भोगवान्: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गुणवाचक-विशेषण

• जायते: becomes
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arka-sthala (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A worshipper offers fragrant mālatī and mallikā blossoms before a radiant Sūrya icon; the air is thick with jasmine scent, and a subtle aura suggests divine presence drawing near.

Characters & Entities

• Mālatī
• Mallikā
• Bhāskara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through fitting offerings draws divine proximity and supports worldly well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context remains Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Sun-worship tradition, especially connected with Arkasthala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer mālatī blossoms for divine presence; offer mallikā blossoms for bhoga (comforts/prosperity).