Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 174

Devanagari script

श्रीवासकस्य धूपेन वाणिज्यं सकलं लभेत् । रसं सर्जरसं चैव दहतोऽर्थागमो भवेत्

Transliteration

śrīvāsakasya dhūpena vāṇijyaṃ sakalaṃ labhet | rasaṃ sarjarasaṃ caiva dahato'rthāgamo bhavet

Translation

Durch Räucherwerk aus śrīvāsaka erlangt man Erfolg in jeder Art von Handel. Und wer Harz verbrennt – besonders Sarja-Harz –, bei dem stellt sich ein Zufluss von Reichtum ein.

Word by Word

• श्रीवासकस्य: of śrīvāsaka (a fragrant resin/incense)
• श्रीवासकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीवासक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of)

• धूपेन: by incense/fumigation
• धूपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण (by means of)

• वाणिज्यम्: trade, commerce
• वाणिज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणिज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• सकलम्: entire, complete
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of वाणिज्यम्)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रसम्: resin/juice
• रसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• सर्जरसम्: sārja-resin (resin of the sārja tree)
• सर्जरसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ज + रस (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्जस्य रसः)

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• दहतः: of (one) burning
• दहतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of one who burns’

• अर्थागमः: arrival of wealth, gain
• अर्थागमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ + आगम (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अर्थस्य आगमः)

• भवेत्: would be, would occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (artha/vāṇijya phala)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A trader-devotee offers śrīvāsaka incense and burns sarja resin before a radiant altar; behind him are ships/market motifs, ledgers, and a flowing stream of coins symbolizing artha-āgama.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Śrīvāsaka
• Sarjarasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right livelihood and prosperity are framed as outcomes of devotional offering—artha is sought through dharma, not apart from it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the context of Sūrya-māhātmya teachings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer dhūpa made of śrīvāsaka; burn resin, particularly sarja-resin, as a devotional offering for prosperity.