Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

धूपं दीपं फलं दद्यात्पुष्पैर्नानाविधैः किल । पूजितो हनुमानेव ददाति तस्य वांछितम्

Transliteration

dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ phalaṃ dadyātpuṣpairnānāvidhaiḥ kila | pūjito hanumāneva dadāti tasya vāṃchitam

Translation

Man soll Räucherwerk, eine Lampe und Früchte darbringen, dazu Blumen vieler Arten. Hanumān allein, wenn er verehrt wird, gewährt dem Verehrer das Ersehnte.

Word by Word

• धूपम्: incense
• धूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• दीपम्: lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

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

• नाना-विधैः: of various kinds
• नाना-विधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पुष्पैः)

• किल: indeed/it is said
• किल: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अर्थे—खलु/इति प्रसिद्धम्

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे विशेषणम् (हनुमान्)

• हनुमान्: Hanumān
• हनुमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that person
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन, पुं/नपुंसक (contextual)

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (boon/thing)
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; वाञ्छ् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive: Sūta (instructional narration) in Hanumān-upāsanā context

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee before a Hanumān mūrti offers incense smoke, a bright oil lamp, fruits, and a garland of mixed flowers; Hanumān stands in añjali or holding a gadā, radiating protective grace.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• dhūpa
• dīpa
• puṣpa
• phala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, sincere offerings made with devotion are powerful; Hanumān is portrayed as swiftly granting rightful desires to devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is a general prescription for Hanumān worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer dhūpa (incense), dīpa (lamp), phala (fruit), and many kinds of flowers in Hanumān pūjā.