Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

घृतगुग्गुलधूपैश्च कृष्णागुरुसुगंधिभिः । भूषणै हैमरत्नाद्यैश्चित्राभिः स्रग्भिरेव च

Transliteration

ghṛtagugguladhūpaiśca kṛṣṇāgurusugaṃdhibhiḥ | bhūṣaṇai haimaratnādyaiścitrābhiḥ sragbhireva ca

Translation

وببخورٍ من السمن (ghee) وصمغ الغُغْغُلُو (guggulu) المعطّر بخشب الألوة الأسود كْرِشْناغورو (kṛṣṇāguru)؛ وبحُليّ من ذهبٍ وجواهرَ ونحوها؛ وبأكاليل بهيّة زاهية—(تُقدَّم القرابين).

Word by Word

• घृत: ghee
• घृत: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative, singular) — समासाङ्ग

• गुग्गुल: guggulu resin
• गुग्गुल: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गुलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine, nominative/accusative, singular) — समासाङ्ग

• धूपैः: with incenses
• धूपैः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural); समासः—घृत-गुग्गुल-धूप (द्वन्द्वः, incense of ghee and guggulu)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• कृष्ण: black
• कृष्ण: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — समासाङ्ग (qualifier in compound)

• अगुरु: aloeswood (aguru)
• अगुरु: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — समासाङ्ग

• सुगन्धिभिः: with fragrant (substances)
• सुगन्धिभिः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental plural); समासः—कृष्ण-अगुरु-सुगन्धि (तत्पुरुषः: ‘having fragrance of black aguru’)

• भूषणैः: with ornaments
• भूषणैः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (neuter, instrumental, plural)

• हैम: golden
• हैम: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हैम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — समासाङ्ग

• रत्न: gem
• रत्न: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — समासाङ्ग

• आद्यैः: with (things) beginning with golden gems, etc.
• आद्यैः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental plural); समासः—हैम-रत्न-आद्य (तत्पुरुषः: ‘beginning with golden gems’, i.e., etc.)

• चित्राभिः: with variegated/beautiful (garlands)
• चित्राभिः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (feminine, instrumental, plural)

• स्रग्भिः: with garlands
• स्रग्भिः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (feminine, instrumental, plural)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somānātha at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A richly adorned Śiva-liṅga: thick curls of fragrant smoke from ghee-guggulu incense; attendants hold black aguru; gold and gem ornaments glint; bright garlands drape the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Guggulu
• Dhūpa
• Kṛṣṇāguru
• Hema (gold)
• Ratna (gems)
• Srag (garlands)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Beauty and fragrance, when offered with reverence, become sacred modes of honoring the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra worship description in the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer dhūpa (incense) made with ghee and guggulu, use kṛṣṇāguru fragrance, and present ornaments and garlands in pūjā.