Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

साज्येन गुग्गुलेनापि सुगंधेन जनार्द्दनम् । धूपयित्वा नरो याति पदं भूयः सदा शिवम्

Transliteration

sājyena guggulenāpi sugaṃdhena janārddanam | dhūpayitvā naro yāti padaṃ bhūyaḥ sadā śivam

Translation

Selbst wenn man duftendes Guggulu mit Ghee mischt und Janārdana damit beräuchert, gelangt der Mensch zur immer glückverheißenden höchsten Wohnstatt und kehrt nie wieder zurück.

Word by Word

• साज्येन: with ghee
• साज्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—सह आज्येन (with ghee)

• गुग्गुलेन: with guggulu (resin)
• गुग्गुलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गुलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे ‘also/even’

• सुगन्धेन: with fragrance/perfume
• सुगन्धेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• जनार्द्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• जनार्द्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्द्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Object), एकवचन

• धूपयित्वा: having offered incense
• धूपयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धूपय् (धातु; णिच्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having fumigated/incensed’

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Subject), एकवचन

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Object), एकवचन

• भूयः: again/further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), पुनः/अधिकम्-अर्थे

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), नित्यं-अर्थे

• शिवम्: auspicious/Śiva (as the auspicious abode)
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Object), एकवचन; विशेषणम् पदम्-शब्दस्य

Speaker

Unspecified (Dvārakā Māhātmya narrator addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers guggulu incense enriched with ghee to Janārdana; the smoke rises like a path toward a luminous, serene supreme abode symbolized above the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Guggulu
• Ājya (ghee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship, even with simple materials, can lead to liberation and the highest auspicious state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the overarching sacred setting in the Dvārakā Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Incense-offering (dhūpa) to Janārdana using fragrant guggulu with ghee.