Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

सर्वासां पत्रजातीनां श्रेष्ठो मरुबकः स्मृतः । एतैः पुष्पविशेषैस्तु पूज्यः सोमेश्वरः सदा

Transliteration

sarvāsāṃ patrajātīnāṃ śreṣṭho marubakaḥ smṛtaḥ | etaiḥ puṣpaviśeṣaistu pūjyaḥ someśvaraḥ sadā

Translation

Parmi toutes les espèces de feuilles, le marubaka est tenu pour le plus excellent. Avec ces fleurs particulières, Someśvara doit être vénéré en tout temps.

Word by Word

• सर्वासाम्: of all
• सर्वासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvā (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; विशेषण (पत्रजातीनाम्) = Feminine Gen plural

• पत्र-जातीनाम्: of the kinds of leaves
• पत्र-जातीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patra (प्रातिपदिक) + jāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (पत्राणां जातयः) = Feminine Gen plural

• श्रेष्ठः: the best
• श्रेष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (मरुबकः) = Masculine Nom singular

• मरुबकः: marubaka (a plant)
• मरुबकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marubaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Masculine Nom singular (plant-name)

• स्मृतः: is regarded/said
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛta (कृदन्त, √स्मृ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ ‘is said/considered’ = past passive participle used predicatively

• एतैः: with these
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन; साधन-कारक = Instrumental plural

• पुष्प-विशेषैः: with special flowers
• पुष्प-विशेषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (पुष्पाणां विशेषाः) = Masculine Instr plural

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; अवधारण/विरोध) = particle ‘indeed/but’

• पूज्यः: worthy to be worshipped
• पूज्यः: Kriya (Predicative complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjya (कृदन्त, √पूज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (सोमेश्वरः) = Masculine Nom singular, ‘to be worshipped’

• सोमेश्वरः: Lord Someśvara (Śiva)
• सोमेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य ईश्वरः) = Masculine Nom singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverb/कालवाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A complete offering to Someśvara: marubaka leaves arranged as a sacred base, surrounded by approved flowers; the liṅga is adorned, indicating ‘always worshipped’ continuity.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Someśvara (Somanātha)
• Marubaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistent worship with the best-approved offerings sustains a living bond with the sacred presence of the kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, particularly the shrine of Someśvara/Somanātha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Marubaka is praised as the श्रेष्ठ (best) among leaves; Someśvara is to be worshipped regularly with the specified special flowers.