Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 86
Devanagari script
श्रीफलानि च पुष्पाणि बहून्यन्यानि देहि मे
Transliteration
śrīphalāni ca puṣpāṇi bahūnyanyāni dehi me
Translation
श्रीफलानि च पुष्पाणि बहूनि अन्यानि च मे देहि॥
Word by Word
श्रीफलानिśrī-fruits (auspicious fruits)
श्रीफलानि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीफल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (श्रियाः फलानि)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
पुष्पाणिflowers
पुष्पाणि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
बहूनिmany
बहूनि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)
अन्यानिother
अन्यानि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण
देहिgive
देहि:
Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
मेto me
मे:
Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; सम्प्रदान (to me)
Speaker
Unspecified (likely the messenger/maid repeating the queen’s request to the Śabara)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The maid requests coconuts and many varieties of flowers from the Śabara, indicating a basket being filled with ritual items—fragrant blossoms and round, fibrous śrīphalas.
FAQs
Traditional pūjā uses pure, auspicious items—fruits and flowers—as expressions of reverence and devotion.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned in this line.
Requesting standard worship offerings: śrīphala (coconut) and flowers.
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