Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तेजसा भास्करो लोके देवत्वं प्राप्य मानवः । ब्रह्मलोकादिके लोके मोदते चंदनप्रदः

Transliteration

tejasā bhāskaro loke devatvaṃ prāpya mānavaḥ | brahmalokādike loke modate caṃdanapradaḥ

Translation

Strahlend in der Welt wie die Sonne erlangt der Mensch göttlichen Rang. Der Spender von Sandelholz erfreut sich in Brahmaloka und in anderen erhabenen Welten.

Word by Word

• तेजसा: by splendor
• तेजसा: Karana (Means/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भास्करः: the sun
• भास्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• देवत्वम्: divinity
• देवत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• मानवः: a man/human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मलोकादिके: in the world beginning with Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकादिके: Visheshana (Qualifier of लोके/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मलोकस्य आदि: ब्रह्मलोकादि) + तद्धित -क (having the nature of)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• चन्दनप्रदः: giver of sandalwood
• चन्दनप्रदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चन्दनस्य प्रदः = giver of sandal)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Nāgara Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor offers sandalwood to temple priests; the merit is visualized as the donor becoming sun-radiant and ascending to luminous realms like Brahmaloka.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sun)
• Brahmaloka
• Candana-dāna (sandal gift)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity offered to the divine—especially sandalwood for worship—purifies and elevates one toward luminous, heavenly states.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse emphasizes the fruit (phala) of candana-dāna; the specific tīrtha is not stated in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Candana-pradāna—giving sandalwood/sandal paste for worship—is praised with Brahmaloka-level merit.