Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 177

Devanagari script

रक्तचन्दनलेपेन सर्वं दद्याद्दिवाकरः । अपि रोगशतैर्ग्रस्तः क्षेममारोग्यमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

raktacandanalepena sarvaṃ dadyāddivākaraḥ | api rogaśatairgrastaḥ kṣemamārogyamāpnuyāt

Translation

Durch die Salbung mit rotem Sandelholz gewährt Divākara (die Sonne) alles. Selbst wer von Hunderten Krankheiten geplagt ist, erlangt Schutz und Gesundheit.

Word by Word

• रक्तचन्दनलेपेन: by the paste/anointing of red sandalwood
• रक्तचन्दनलेपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त + चन्दन + लेप (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (रक्तचन्दनस्य लेपः) करण

• सर्वम्: everything, all (benefits)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• दद्यात्: would give, would bestow
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिवाकरः: the Sun
• दिवाकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्ता

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपवाद-अव्यय (even/also)

• रोगशतैः: with hundreds of diseases
• रोगशतैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग + शत (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रोगाणां शतानि) करण/हेतु (by/with hundreds of diseases)

• ग्रस्तः: afflicted, seized
• ग्रस्तः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of implied person)

• क्षेमम्: well-being, safety
• क्षेमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, 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

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee afflicted with illness offers red sandal paste to a radiant Sūrya icon; rays descend like blessings; attendants hold medicinal herbs and water vessels; the atmosphere suggests recovery and protection.

Characters & Entities

• Divākara
• Sūrya
• Raktacandana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is described as restorative—devotional acts are celebrated as a path to kṣema (well-being) and ārogya (health).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Sūrya-related observances are extolled for powerful results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Apply (lepa) red sandalwood paste as a sacred anointment in Sūrya worship.