Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या गन्धपुष्पादिभिः क्रमात् । स प्राप्नोति परं स्थानं य्रत्र देवो जनार्दनः

Transliteration

yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt | sa prāpnoti paraṃ sthānaṃ yratra devo janārdanaḥ

Translation

Wer Ihn in Hingabe verehrt und der Reihe nach Duft, Blumen und dergleichen darbringt, erlangt die höchste Wohnstatt, wo der Herr Janārdana weilt.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular relative pronoun

• तम्: him/that (liṅga/deity)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — masculine accusative singular pronoun

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — 3rd person singular present

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Means/manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• गन्ध-पुष्प-आदिभिः: with scents, flowers, etc.
• गन्ध-पुष्प-आदिभिः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — instrumental plural; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (गन्धपुष्पयोः समाहारः) + ‘आदि’ (etc.)

• क्रमात्: in order, successively
• क्रमात्: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — ablative singular used adverbially (‘in due order/gradually’)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — pronoun ‘he’

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — 3rd person singular present

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular adjective

• स्थानम्: abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध/स्थानवाचक) — relative adverb ‘where’

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular (name of Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Unclear from snippet; Purāṇic narrator stating the phala (fruit) of worship in Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs sequential worship to Janārdana—applying sandal fragrance, offering flowers, lamps, and incense—while the vision of the ‘supreme abode’ is hinted in the background as a radiant Vaikuṇṭha-like realm.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ordered, heartfelt worship (bhakti-yukta pūjā) leads the devotee toward the highest divine state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is a general phala statement within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with gandha (fragrance), puṣpa (flowers), and related upacāras offered kramāt (in proper order).