Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

गन्धस्रग्धूपदीपैश्च नैवेद्यैश्च पृथग्विधैः । वस्त्रालंकारतांबूलच्छत्रचामरदर्प्पणम्

Transliteration

gandhasragdhūpadīpaiśca naivedyaiśca pṛthagvidhaiḥ | vastrālaṃkāratāṃbūlacchatracāmaradarppaṇam

Translation

Mit Wohlgerüchen, Blumengirlanden, Weihrauch und Lichtern sowie mit vielfältigen Speiseopfern (naivedya); mit Gewändern, Schmuck, Betel, Sonnenschirm, Chāmara-Fächern und einem Spiegel—so soll man den Herrn mit unterschiedlichen upacāras ehren.

Word by Word

• गन्ध: fragrance, perfume
• गन्ध: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine) — समाहार-द्वन्द्वे पूर्वपद

• स्रक्: garland
• स्रक्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रज्/स्रक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — ‘माला’

• धूप: incense
• धूप: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• दीपैः: with lamps
• दीपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction) — समुच्चयार्थक

• नैवेद्यैः: with food offerings
• नैवेद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• पृथग्विधैः: of various kinds
• पृथग्विधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter agreement by context) — ‘पृथग्विध’ = ‘भिन्न-भिन्न-प्रकार’

• वस्त्रालंकारताम्बूलच्छत्रचामरदर्पणम्: (offer) cloth, ornaments, betel, umbrella, chowrie, and mirror (collectively)
• वस्त्रालंकारताम्बूलच्छत्रचामरदर्पणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अलंकार (प्रातिपदिक) + ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक) + छत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + चामर (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara/Somnatha at Prabhāsa

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A full ceremonial pūjā: incense smoke curls upward, lamps blaze, garlands drape the deity; attendants hold a parasol and wave chowries; a mirror is presented; trays of naivedya and betel sit beside folded garments and ornaments.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Someśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through attentive service—offering beauty, light, fragrance, and respectful royal honors to the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra in the Skanda Purāṇa’s Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A list of pūjā upacāras: gandha, mālā, dhūpa, dīpa, varied naivedya, garments, ornaments, tāmbūla, chatra, cāmara, and darpaṇa.