Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

चन्दनागरुकर्पूरै रामलिंगं प्रपूजय । भारद्वयेन गव्येन ह्याज्येन त्वभिषेचय

Transliteration

candanāgarukarpūrai rāmaliṃgaṃ prapūjaya | bhāradvayena gavyena hyājyena tvabhiṣecaya

Translation

Verehre den Rāma-liṅga mit Sandelholz, Agaru und Kampfer. Und mit zwei Bhāras Ghee aus Kuhprodukten vollziehe seine Abhiṣeka.

Word by Word

• चन्दनागरुकर्पूरैः: with sandalwood, agaru, and camphor
• चन्दनागरुकर्पूरैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन + अगुरु + कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्वे बहुवचन-प्रयोगः), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• रामलिङ्गम्: the liṅga of Rāma (Rāmaliṅga)
• रामलिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; राम + लिङ्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य लिङ्गम्)

• प्रपूजय: worship (thoroughly)
• प्रपूजय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः प्र-

• भारद्वयेन: with two bhāras (a double measure)
• भारद्वयेन: Karana (Measure/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वय (प्रातिपदिक; भार + द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वौ भारौ)

• गव्येन: with cow-milk (bovine product)
• गव्येन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• आज्येन: with ghee
• आज्येन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्व: you
• त्व: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वम् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; (छन्दसि/संहितायां) क्रियापदेन सह संयोगः

• अभिषेचय: bathe (consecrate)
• अभिषेचय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः अभि-; causative sense not intended here (simple imperative)

Speaker

A bodiless divine voice (continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha/Rāma-liṅga at Setukṣetra

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Rāma-liṅga is adorned with sandal paste; incense-like agaru and camphor are offered; large vessels of ghee are prepared for abhiṣeka, emphasizing abundance and fragrance.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma-liṅga
• Candana
• Agaru
• Karpūra
• Ājya (ghee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pure substances offered with reverence symbolize inner purity; disciplined offering becomes a vehicle for atonement and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Rāma-established liṅga at Rāmasetu—Rāmanātha’s sacred seat (Rāmeśvaram tradition).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with candana, agaru, karpūra, and abhiṣeka using a specified quantity of cow-derived ghee.