Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

कर्पूरं कुसुमं चैव मृगनाभिं सुचन्दनम् । पुष्पाणि च सुगन्धानि नैवेद्यं घृतपायसम् । निवेद्य देव्यै तत्सर्वं दंपत्योः परिधापयेत्

Transliteration

karpūraṃ kusumaṃ caiva mṛganābhiṃ sucandanam | puṣpāṇi ca sugandhāni naivedyaṃ ghṛtapāyasam | nivedya devyai tatsarvaṃ daṃpatyoḥ paridhāpayet

Translation

Man bringe der Göttin Kampfer, Blüten, Moschus (mṛganābhi), feinstes Sandelholz, duftende Blumen und als Naivedya ein Pāyasa (Milchreis) mit Ghee dar; nachdem alles dargebracht ist, lasse man das Ehepaar die gesegneten Gaben und Girlanden anlegen.

Word by Word

• karpūram: camphor
• karpūram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karpūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• kusumam: a flower
• kusumam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction ‘and’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; अवधारण) — emphatic particle

• mṛga-nābhim: musk
• mṛga-nābhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + nābhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; ‘deer-navel’ = musk), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• su-candanam: fine sandalwood
• su-candanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + candana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारय; ‘good sandal’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• puṣpāṇi: flowers
• puṣpāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — Accusative Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction

• su-gandhāni: fragrant
• su-gandhāni: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारय; ‘good-smelling’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — Accusative Plural; विशेषण

• naivedyam: food offering
• naivedyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• ghṛta-pāyasam: ghee sweet-rice (pāyasa)
• ghṛta-pāyasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + pāyasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; ‘ghee-rice-pudding’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• nivedya: having offered
• nivedya: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-vid (विद् धातु, causative/denom. निवेदय-) + ktvā/lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having offered/presented’

• devyai: to the देवी (goddess)
• devyai: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन — Dative Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative Singular; सर्वनाम; विशेषण

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative Singular; विशेषण

• daṃpatyoḥ: of the couple (husband and wife)
• daṃpatyoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṃpatī (प्रातिपदिक; द्विवचनान्त-युगलार्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (युगलार्थ), षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन — Genitive Dual

• paridhāpayet: should have (them) put on / should clothe
• paridhāpayet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-dhā (धा धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रत्यय — ‘should cause to put on/should clothe’

Speaker

Not explicit in verse (context: Māhātmya narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Duḥkhāntakāriṇī Tilāgaurī (contextual Devī-sthāna within Prabhāsakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Devī shrine in Prabhāsa: a priest and a married couple present camphor, flowers, musk, sandal paste, and a bowl of ghṛta-pāyasa; after offering, the couple is adorned with the blessed garland/cloth as prasāda.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Śītalā/Tilāgaurī context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship is expressed through purity, fragrance, and food-offerings, sanctifying household life and partnership.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the Goddess’s worship is detailed with specific upacāras.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer fragrant substances and ghṛta-pāyasa as naivedya to the Devī, then have the couple wear the sanctified items.