Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 172

Devanagari script

तथैवागुरुधूपेन निधिं दद्यादभीप्सितम् । आरोग्यार्थी धनार्थी च नित्यदा गुग्गलं दहेत्

Transliteration

tathaivāgurudhūpena nidhiṃ dadyādabhīpsitam | ārogyārthī dhanārthī ca nityadā guggalaṃ dahet

Translation

Ebenso erlangt man durch das Darbringen von Aguru-Räucherwerk (Adlerholz) den ersehnten Schatz. Wer Gesundheit begehrt und wer Reichtum begehrt, soll täglich Guggulu als Opfergabe verbrennen.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• अगुरुधूपेन: with agaru-incense
• अगुरुधूपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अगुरोः धूपः)

• निधिम्: treasure
• निधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दद्यात्: would give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अभीप्सितम्: desired
• अभीप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीप्सित (कृदन्त; √आप्/√ईप्स्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); 'निधिम्' इति विशेषणम्

• आरोग्यार्थी: one seeking health
• आरोग्यार्थी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आरोग्यस्य अर्थी)

• धनार्थी: one seeking wealth
• धनार्थी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (धनस्य अर्थी)

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

• नित्यदा: always
• नित्यदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दा (अव्यय/प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय; समासः—अव्ययीभाव (नित्यं दा/दा-प्रत्ययेन 'always')

• गुग्गलम्: guggulu (resin)
• गुग्गलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दहेत्: should burn (offer by burning)
• दहेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sūrya dhūpa-vidhi)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers dark, aromatic aguru smoke and then guggulu resin on embers before a Sūrya altar; a chest of treasure and a healthy, radiant body are symbolically depicted as boons.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Aguru
• Guggulu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional regularity—daily, fragrant offerings made with faith are taught as a dharmic means to invite both worldly welfare and sacred merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya), presented as a powerful field for Sūrya-related worship and merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhūpa-offering: burn aguru incense; and specifically, burn guggulu daily for those seeking health and wealth.