Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

एवमादीनि चान्यानि पुष्पाणि श्राद्धकर्मणि । मसूराः शतपुष्प्याश्च कुसुमं श्रीनिकेतनम्

Transliteration

evamādīni cānyāni puṣpāṇi śrāddhakarmaṇi | masūrāḥ śatapuṣpyāśca kusumaṃ śrīniketanam

Translation

ฉันนั้น ในพิธีศราทธะ พึงใช้ดอกไม้เหล่านี้และดอกไม้อื่น ๆ ได้ เช่น มสูรา ศตปุษปี และดอกไม้ที่เรียกว่า ‘ศรีนิเกตนะ’

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• आदीनि: and the like
• आदीनि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ (etc.)-अर्थे विशेषण

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

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• श्राद्धकर्मणि: in the śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धकर्मणि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्राद्धस्य कर्म)

• मसूराः: lentils (masūra)
• मसूराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मसूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शतपुष्प्याः: śatapuṣpī (dill/fennel-like herb)
• शतपुष्प्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + पुष्पी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शतं पुष्पं यस्याः/शतपुष्पी)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• कुसुमम्: a flower
• कुसुमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रीनिकेतनम्: abode of prosperity/auspicious
• श्रीनिकेतनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री + निकेतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्रियाः निकेतनम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (traditionally sages/śaunaka-group or a king in tīrtha-māhātmya frames)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha setting at a coastal tīrtha: a clean altar with darbha, water-pot, and plates; a householder offers sanctioned flowers—masūrā, śatapuṣpī, and a distinct ‘śrī-niketana’ blossom—toward a pitṛ-śrāddha arrangement, with Somnath/Prabhāsa ambience in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha
• Puṣpa (flowers)
• Śrī (Lakṣmī, by epithet)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even subtle elements like flowers matter in sacred duty; beauty offered with rule-bound reverence supports pitṛ satisfaction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, whose māhātmya frames these śrāddha details as part of its sacred authority.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It permits various flowers for use in śrāddha, giving examples such as masūrā and śatapuṣpī.