Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

मुचकुन्देन कदेन जातीकाशकुशोद्भवैः । उन्मत्तमुनिपुष्पौघैः पुष्पैस्तत्कालसम्भवैः

Transliteration

mucakundena kadena jātīkāśakuśodbhavaiḥ | unmattamunipuṣpaughaiḥ puṣpaistatkālasambhavaiḥ

Translation

Với hoa mucakunda, hoa kadā, hoa lài, cùng những hoa sinh từ cỏ kāśa và kuśa—lại với vô số hoa ‘unmattamuni’, và bất cứ loài hoa nào có trong mùa ấy—

Word by Word

• मुचकुन्देन: with mucakunda (flowers)
• मुचकुन्देन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुचकुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with mucakunda flowers)

• कदेन: with kada (flowers)
• कदेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with kad(a) flowers)

• जातीकाशकुशोद्भवैः: arisen from jāti, kāśa and kuśa
• जातीकाशकुशोद्भवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाती + काश + कुश + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; ‘arisen from jasmine, kāśa-grass, and kuśa’ (qualifying पुष्पैः)

• उन्मत्तमुनिपुष्पौघैः: with heaps of unmattamuni flowers
• उन्मत्तमुनिपुष्पौघैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उन्मत्त + मुनि + पुष्प + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (with masses of unmattamuni flowers)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (with flowers)

• तत्कालसम्भवैः: seasonal/available at that time
• तत्कालसम्भवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् + काल + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; ‘produced at that time/season’ (qualifying पुष्पैः)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hanūmanteśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide offering tray overflowing with varied blossoms—mucakunda clusters, kadā blooms, jasmine strings, wild seasonal flowers—presented before a Śiva shrine; the scene highlights botanical diversity of the pilgrimage region.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (implied)
• Mucakunda
• Kadā
• Jātī (jasmine)
• Kāśa
• Kuśa
• Unmattamuni (flower)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is made accessible: offering seasonally available, pure flowers with faith is upheld as valid and meritorious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha setting continues; the verse supports worship practices performed in that sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer a variety of flowers—mucakunda, kadā, jasmine, kāśa/kuśa-related blooms, and seasonal flowers—in Śiva worship.