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

എല്ലാ ഇലവർഗങ്ങളിലും മരുബകം ശ്രേഷ്ഠമെന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. ഈ വിശേഷ പുഷ്പങ്ങളാൽ സോമേശ്വരനെ എപ്പോഴും പൂജിക്കണം.

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.