Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

आकुलीकुसुमं पत्रं करंजेन्द्रसमुद्भवम् । बिभीतकानि पुष्पाणि कुसुमानि विवर्ज्जयेत्

Transliteration

ākulīkusumaṃ patraṃ karaṃjendrasamudbhavam | bibhītakāni puṣpāṇi kusumāni vivarjjayet

Translation

Il faut éviter la fleur d’ākulī, les feuilles issues du karaṃja (et des arbres apparentés), ainsi que les fleurs de bibhītaka; ces fleurs doivent être écartées pour ce rite.

Word by Word

• ākulī-kusumam: ākulī flower
• ākulī-kusumam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākulī (प्रातिपदिक) + kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (आकुल्याः/आकुलीनां कुसुमम्—नामविशेषः)

• patram: leaf
• patram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• karaṃja-indra-samudbhavam: arisen from karaṃjendra (a tree/plant)
• karaṃja-indra-samudbhavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karaṃja (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक) + samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (करञ्जेन्द्रात् समुद्भवम्)

• bibhītakāni: bibhītaka (fruits/flowers)
• bibhītakāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bibhītaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• puṣpāṇi: flowers
• puṣpāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• kusumāni: flowers
• kusumāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• vivarjjayet: should avoid/omit
• vivarjjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + vṛj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya frame in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Someśvara/Somnatha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Temple attendants at Somnātha sort garlands and leaf-offerings, setting aside prohibited blossoms and karaṃja leaves, preparing a pure tray for liṅga-pūjā.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Someśvara (Somanātha)
• Ākulī
• Karaṃja
• Bibhītaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity in worship includes the careful selection of materials; restraint and obedience to injunctions are part of bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with instructions tied to Someśvara/Somanātha worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prohibition: ākulī flowers, karaṃja-derived leaves, and bibhītaka flowers are to be avoided in offerings.