Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 176

Devanagari script

इह लोके सुखी भूत्वा अक्षयं स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् । चंदनस्य प्रलेपेन श्रियमायुश्च विंदति

Transliteration

iha loke sukhī bhūtvā akṣayaṃ svargamāpnuyāt | caṃdanasya pralepena śriyamāyuśca viṃdati

Translation

Schon in dieser Welt wird er glücklich und gelangt zu einem unvergänglichen Himmel. Durch das Salben mit Sandelholz erlangt er Wohlstand und langes Leben.

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of implied agent)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकाल (having become)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of स्वर्गम्)

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• आप्नुयात्: may attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चंदनस्य: of sandalwood
• चंदनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चंदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• प्रलेपेन: by smearing/anointing
• प्रलेपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण

• श्रियम्: prosperity, fortune
• श्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

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

• विंदति: finds, obtains
• विंदति: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa anoints the deity/Sūrya emblem with cool sandal paste; the shrine and sea-breeze carry fragrance; attendants hold arghya-vessels and flowers at dawn.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Candana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic dharma links sacred worship to both ihaloka-sukha (here-and-now well-being) and paraloka-gati (afterlife attainment).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within its Sūrya-māhātmya teaching sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pralepa (anointing) with sandalwood paste as part of devotional observance.