Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

केतकीजातिमुक्तं च कन्दयूथीमदन्तिकाः । शिरीषसर्जजंबूककुसुमानि विवर्ज्जयेत्

Transliteration

ketakījātimuktaṃ ca kandayūthīmadantikāḥ | śirīṣasarjajaṃbūkakusumāni vivarjjayet

Translation

କେତକୀ, ଜାତୀ, ମୁକ୍ତା ଏବଂ କନ୍ଦ, ଯୂଥୀ, ମଦନ୍ତିକା—ଏଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଅର୍ପଣଯୋଗ୍ୟ; କିନ୍ତୁ ଶିରୀଷ, ସର୍ଜ ଓ ଜମ୍ବୂକର ପୁଷ୍ପମାନେ ବର୍ଜନୀୟ।

Word by Word

• ketakī-jāti-muktam: ketakī, jāti, and jasmine (mukta) flowers (as a set)
• ketakī-jāti-muktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ketakī (प्रातिपदिक) + jāti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (केतकी च जातिः च मुक्तम् च—समाहारद्वन्द्वः)

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

• kanda-yūthī-madantikāḥ: kandā, yūthī, and madantikā (flowers)
• kanda-yūthī-madantikāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanda (प्रातिपदिक) + yūthī (प्रातिपदिक) + madantikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (कन्दा च यूथी च मदन्तिका च)

• śirīṣa-sarja-jaṃbūka-kusumāni: flowers of śirīṣa, sarja, and jaṃbūka
• śirīṣa-sarja-jaṃbūka-kusumāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śirīṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sarja (प्रातिपदिक) + jaṃbūka (प्रातिपदिक) + kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शिरीषसर्जजम्बूकानां कुसुमानि)

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

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Someśvara (Somanātha)
• Ketakī
• Jātī
• Mukta
• Yūthī
• Śirīṣa
• Sarja
• Jaṃbūka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is not random; it is disciplined by scriptural do’s and don’ts that preserve sanctity in worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the context of Someśvara/Somanātha worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Guidance on acceptable versus avoidable flowers for offering—explicitly advising that śirīṣa, sarja, and jaṃbūka blossoms be avoided.