Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

पुष्पोपहारनिचयं स्नानवस्त्रादिधावनम् । उपलादिकनिर्माणं मार्जनादिशुभक्रियाः

Transliteration

puṣpopahāranicayaṃ snānavastrādidhāvanam | upalādikanirmāṇaṃ mārjanādiśubhakriyāḥ

Translation

彼らは花々と供物を集めて整え、沐浴の衣や諸品を洗い、石などで造作をなし、また掃き清めるなどの吉祥なる務めを行った。

Word by Word

• पुष्पोपहारनिचयम्: a collection of flower-offerings
• पुष्पोपहारनिचयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + उपहार + निचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object; list item)

• स्नानवस्त्रादिधावनम्: washing of bathing-cloths etc.
• स्नानवस्त्रादिधावनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान + वस्त्र + आदि + धावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object; list item)

• उपलादिकनिर्माणम्: construction/making of stones etc.
• उपलादिकनिर्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपल + आदि + निर्माण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object; list item)

• मार्जनादिशुभक्रियाः: auspicious acts such as cleaning, etc.
• मार्जनादिशुभक्रियाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्जन + आदि + शुभ + क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-निर्देश (as enumerated items)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling yet sacred service scene: devotees sorting flower heaps, washing cloths at a water source, artisans placing stones, and others sweeping the courtyard—everything orderly and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpa (flowers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holiness is preserved through seva: offerings, cleanliness, and upkeep of sacred spaces are counted as auspicious dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, where organized service activities support worship and sacred living.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upahāra (offerings), śauca (cleaning), and practical maintenance—washing, sweeping, and construction—are described as śubha-kriyā.