Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

अथ वासांसि दिव्यानि दत्त्वा चाऽचमनं तथा । चर्चितां चन्दनैर्दिव्यैर्दिव्याभरणभूषिताम्

Transliteration

atha vāsāṃsi divyāni dattvā cā'camanaṃ tathā | carcitāṃ candanairdivyairdivyābharaṇabhūṣitām

Translation

Daraufhin reichten sie göttliche Gewänder und gaben auch Wasser für das ācamanam. Sie salbten sie mit himmlischen Sandelpasten und schmückten sie mit erlesenen, himmlischen Kleinodien.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse-Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencer)

• वासांसि: garments
• वासांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• दिव्यानि: divine
• दिव्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वासांसि)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

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

• आचमनम्: sipping of water (ritual ācamana)
• आचमनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Discourse-Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• चर्चिताम्: anointed/smeared
• चर्चिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर्चित (प्रातिपदिक; √चर्च् क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (द्वारकां/देवीं—अध्याहृत)

• चन्दनैः: with sandalwood (paste)
• चन्दनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (चन्दनैः)

• दिव्याभरणभूषिताम्: adorned with divine ornaments
• दिव्याभरणभूषिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + आभरण + भूषित (प्रातिपदिक; √भूष् क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (दिव्यैः आभरणैः भूषिता)

Speaker

Deductive (Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the Purāṇic account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Attendants present divine garments; a small golden vessel of ācamanīya water is offered; sandal paste is applied; the deity (or revered figure) is adorned with luminous ornaments, creating a courtly sanctum atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through respectful upacāras—purity (ācamanam), fragrance (candana), and reverent adornment—offered with bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, the sacred city of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, praised in the Dvārakā-māhātmya of the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering garments, providing ācamanam (sipping-water), applying sandal paste, and adorning with ornaments—standard pūjā upacāras.