Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

करवीरैर्जपाभिश्च गंधकैः किंशुकैः शुभैः । रक्तोत्पलैरशोकैश्च स समानर्च भास्करम्

Transliteration

karavīrairjapābhiśca gaṃdhakaiḥ kiṃśukaiḥ śubhaiḥ | raktotpalairaśokaiśca sa samānarca bhāskaram

Translation

Sa mga bulaklak ng karavīra, japa, mababangong pamumulaklak, sa mapalad na kiṃśuka, sa pulang lotus at sa mga bulaklak ng aśoka, marapat niyang sinamba si Bhāskara, ang Araw.

Word by Word

• करवीरैः: with oleanders
• करवीरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जपाभिः: with hibiscus flowers
• जपाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• गन्धकैः: with fragrant flowers (gandhaka)
• गन्धकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• किंशुकैः: with kiṃśuka (palāśa) blossoms
• किंशुकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंशुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शुभैः: auspicious/beautiful
• शुभैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying किंशुकैः etc.)

• रक्तोत्पलैः: with red lotuses
• रक्तोत्पलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त + उत्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (रक्तम् उत्पलम्)

• अशोकैः: with aśoka flowers
• अशोकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सम्: together/fully (prefix)
• सम्: Upasarga (Preverb/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग (prefix) — अर्च धातोः सह

• आनर्च: worshipped/paid homage
• आनर्च: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); सम्+अर्च् → समार्च् (worship fully)

• भास्करम्: the Sun
• भास्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vimalāditya/Bradhna (Sūrya) in Kāśī

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni (unnamed sage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vimala offers a profusion of red and auspicious blossoms—karavīra, japā, kiṃśuka, red lotuses, and aśoka—arranged before the radiant Sun, creating a vivid altar of color and fragrance.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Bhāskara (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through beauty and purity of offerings; ordered, respectful worship is portrayed as spiritually potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship supports the Vimalāditya-related sacred setting in Kāśī, where Āditya devotion is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā to Bhāskara using specified flowers (karavīra, japā, fragrant blossoms, kiṃśuka, red lotus, aśoka).