Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

बिल्वपत्रं शमीपत्रं करवीरं च मालतीम् । उन्मत्तकं चम्पकं च सद्यः प्रीतिकरं भवेत्

Transliteration

bilvapatraṃ śamīpatraṃ karavīraṃ ca mālatīm | unmattakaṃ campakaṃ ca sadyaḥ prītikaraṃ bhavet

Translation

Feuilles de bilva, feuilles de śamī, karavīra, mālatī, unmattaka et campaka : par ces offrandes, on devient aussitôt agréable au Seigneur.

Word by Word

• bilvapatram: bilva leaf
• bilvapatram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bilva (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bilvasya patram)

• śamīpatram: śamī leaf
• śamīpatram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śamī (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śamyāḥ patram)

• karavīram: oleander (karavīra)
• karavīram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karavīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• mālatīm: mālatī flower
• mālatīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• unmattakam: datura (unmattaka)
• unmattakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: unmattaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• campakam: champaka flower
• campakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: campaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• prītikaram: pleasing, causing delight
• prītikaram: Karmapravacanīya/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (prītiṃ karoti iti)

• bhavet: would be / becomes
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva (Bhagavān)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somnātha-liṅga (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija/ṛṣi audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tray of offerings—bilva leaves, śamī leaves, karavīra blossoms, mālatī garlands, unmattaka flowers, campaka—presented before a liṅga; the air is fragrant and the deity’s pleasure is implied by radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Bilva
• Śamī
• Karavīra
• Mālatī
• Unmattaka (Dhattūra)
• Campaka
• Liṅga (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional offerings drawn from sacred plants are celebrated as swift means to gain divine pleasure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, within whose māhātmya the correct offerings for liṅga-pūjā are taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer bilva, śamī, karavīra, mālatī, unmattaka, and campaka in worship (especially to the Liṅga).