Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 176

Devanagari script

पुष्पेण केन मे नाथ केन पत्रेण शंकर । कया संतुष्यसे स्तुत्या साहसेन च केन वै

Transliteration

puṣpeṇa kena me nātha kena patreṇa śaṃkara | kayā saṃtuṣyase stutyā sāhasena ca kena vai

Translation

“ข้าแต่พระนาถของข้า ด้วยดอกไม้ใด และด้วยใบไม้ใด โอ้พระศังกร? ด้วยบทสรรเสริญใดพระองค์จึงทรงพอพระทัย และด้วยการกระทำอันกล้าหาญใดโดยแท้?”

Word by Word

• पुष्पेण: by (what) flower
• पुष्पेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• केन: by what?
• केन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: my / of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Genitive singular ‘of me/my’)

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• केन: by what?
• केन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पत्रेण: by (what) leaf
• पत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• कया: by what?
• कया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Instrumental singular ‘by what (f.)’)

• संतुष्यसे: you are satisfied / you become pleased
• संतुष्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (you become fully pleased)

• स्तुत्या: by (what) praise/hymn
• स्तुत्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• साहसेन: by (what) bold act/effort
• साहसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

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

• केन: by what?
• केन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक-निपातः (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Umā/Śivā (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Umā asks which flower and which leaf please Śiva, and which hymn and bold act. Visual focus on a tray of flowers and leaves (bilva suggested), with Umā’s devotional earnestness and Śiva’s tranquil receptivity.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Umā/Śivā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti becomes complete when inner reverence is matched with fitting offerings and heartfelt praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named here; the dialogue supports the larger Prabhāsa-region Māhātmya of Vastrāpathakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It asks about proper pūjā items—flowers, leaves, and stuti—without specifying which ones in this verse.