Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
योऽर्चयेन्मालतीपुष्पैः कृष्णं त्रिभुवनेश्वरम् । तेनाप्तं नास्ति संदेहो यत्फलं दुर्लभं हरेः
yo'rcayenmālatīpuṣpaiḥ kṛṣṇaṃ tribhuvaneśvaram | tenāptaṃ nāsti saṃdeho yatphalaṃ durlabhaṃ hareḥ
Sinumang sumamba kay Kṛṣṇa, Panginoon ng tatlong daigdig, sa mga bulaklak na mālatī—sa pagsambang iyon, walang pag-aalinlangan, natatamo niya ang bungang kaloob ni Hari na bihirang makamtan.
Unspecified (Dvārakā Māhātmya narrator addressing a king)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: Mālatī blossoms are offered at Kṛṣṇa’s altar; the air is heavy with jasmine fragrance as the teaching emphasizes the certainty of attaining Hari’s rare fruit.
FAQs
Sincere offerings in devotion open access to rare spiritual attainments traditionally considered difficult.
Dvārakā is the setting of the Māhātmya teaching, framing Kṛṣṇa-worship as especially fruitful.
Worship Kṛṣṇa with mālatī flowers.