Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

रक्तोत्पलैश्च कह्लारैः केसरैः करवीरकैः । शतत्रयैर्महाप्दमै रविवारेण मानवः

Transliteration

raktotpalaiśca kahlāraiḥ kesaraiḥ karavīrakaiḥ | śatatrayairmahāpdamai ravivāreṇa mānavaḥ

Translation

سرخ کنولوں، نیلے کنول (کہلار)، زعفران اور کنیر کے پھولوں کے ساتھ—اور تین سو بڑے کنولوں سمیت—اتوار کے دن انسان کو پوجا کرنی چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• रक्तोत्पलैः: with red lotuses
• रक्तोत्पलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘रक्तानि उत्पलानि’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कह्लारैः: with kahlāra flowers
• कह्लारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कह्लार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• केसरैः: with saffron/filaments
• केसरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• करवीरकैः: with oleander blossoms
• करवीरकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शतत्रयैः: with three hundreds (of them)
• शतत्रयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यासमास (three hundreds)

• महाप्दमै: with great lotuses
• महाप्दमै: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘महानि पद्मानि’

• रविवारेण: on Sunday
• रविवारेण: Karana (Time/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रविवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालवाचक (time-instrument)

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Bhāskara (Sūrya/Āditya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee arranges heaps of red and blue lotuses, saffron strands, and oleander blossoms before the deity; the sun motif (Sunday) is present—golden rays entering the shrine—while attendants count out three hundred large lotuses.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi-vāra (Sunday)
• Lotus (Padma/Utpalā)
• Karavīra
• Kesar

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through careful offerings and auspicious timing, aligning worship with the deity’s sacred day.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the rite connected to the adhyāya’s local Bhaṭṭāditya shrine/tīrtha, though the name is outside this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sūrya worship on Sunday using specified flowers and a count of offerings (three hundred great lotuses).