Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

विशेषात्प्रार्थितं यच्च तच्च भविष्यति । अत्र पुष्पं फलं पूजा नैवेद्यं स्तवनक्रिया

Transliteration

viśeṣātprārthitaṃ yacca tacca bhaviṣyati | atra puṣpaṃ phalaṃ pūjā naivedyaṃ stavanakriyā

Translation

สิ่งใดที่อธิษฐานวอนขอ ณ ที่นี้ด้วยใจแน่วแน่ สิ่งนั้นย่อมสำเร็จแน่นอน ที่นี่การถวายดอกไม้และผลไม้ การบูชา ไนเวทยะ (เครื่องสักการะอาหาร) และการสรรเสริญสวดสดุดี ล้วนให้ผลยิ่งนัก

Word by Word

• viśeṣāt: especially; in particular
• viśeṣāt: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Ablatival adverb): ‘विशेषात्’ = ‘विशेषेण/विशेषतः’ (especially)

• prārthitam: requested; prayed for
• prārthitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√arth (धातु) + prārthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘prārthitam’ = ‘requested’

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

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

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative)

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

• bhaviṣyati: will be; will happen
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• atra: here; in this rite/context
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• puṣpam: flower
• puṣpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• phalam: fruit
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pūjā: worship
• pūjā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• naivedyam: food offering (naivedya)
• naivedyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• stavanakriyā: act of praise/recitation
• stavanakriyā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stavana (प्रातिपदिक) + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (stavanasyāḥ kriyā), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Liṅga-kṣetra (as described in Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa, ch. 40 context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Śaiva shrine precinct: devotees approach the liṅga with flower garlands, fruits, and a naivedya tray; a singer recites stotra while lamps flicker; the atmosphere suggests ‘prārthanā-siddhi’ (prayers fulfilled).

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a sanctified Śiva-kṣetra, sincere prayer joined with devotion-filled worship becomes swiftly fruitful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate liṅga-kṣetra being described in this adhyāya (unnamed in the verse) is praised as a wish-fulfilling sacred spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer flowers, fruits, perform pūjā, present naivedya, and recite hymns (stavana) as devotional acts.