Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ततश्चार्घ्यः प्रदातव्यो मंत्रेणानेन भक्तितः । ग्रंथिचूर्णेन धूपं च अर्घ्यं मदनजं फलम्

Transliteration

tataścārghyaḥ pradātavyo maṃtreṇānena bhaktitaḥ | graṃthicūrṇena dhūpaṃ ca arghyaṃ madanajaṃ phalam

Translation

Dann soll man in Hingabe mit diesem Mantra Arghya darbringen. Der Weihrauch sei aus Granthi-Pulver, und zum Arghya gehöre eine Frucht, die aus Madana stammt (Frucht der Liebe).

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana/Sequence (Context/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• अर्घ्यः: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्म-नाम (arghya as item to be given)

• प्रदातव्यः: should be given
• प्रदातव्यः: Kriya (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थक-कर्तव्यता (gerundive: 'to be given')

• मन्त्रेण: with a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (मन्त्रेण)

• भक्तितः: devoutly
• भक्तितः: Hetu/Prayojana (Cause/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: 'out of/with devotion')

• ग्रन्थि-चूर्णेन: with powdered guggulu/resin-knots
• ग्रन्थि-चूर्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रन्थि (प्रातिपदिक) + चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ग्रन्थेः चूर्णम्)

• धूपम्: incense
• धूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मदन-जम्: born of Madana (Kāma)
• मदन-जम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मदनात् जातम्)

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya instructional passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee pours arghya from a small vessel while reciting a mantra; beside it, a heap of aromatic granthi powder is placed near a brazier; a symbolic fruit offering rests on a leaf plate.

Characters & Entities

• Arghya
• Mantra
• Granthi
• Dhūpa
• Madana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual honor becomes spiritually potent when performed with mantra and heartfelt devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage is situated in a Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya; the verse excerpt focuses on offerings rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer arghya with the mantra, prepare incense using granthi powder, and include a specified fruit in the arghya/offerings.