Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

पूजयेत्तां विधानेन भोगेप्सुर्यदि मानवः । गंधैर्धूपैरलंकारैर्वस्त्रैरन्यैश्च भक्तितः

Transliteration

pūjayettāṃ vidhānena bhogepsuryadi mānavaḥ | gaṃdhairdhūpairalaṃkārairvastrairanyaiśca bhaktitaḥ

Translation

Wenn ein Mensch Wohlstand und Genüsse begehrt, soll er Sie nach dem rechten Ritus verehren und in Hingabe Düfte, Weihrauch, Schmuck, Gewänder und andere Gaben darbringen.

Word by Word

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विधानेन: by proper procedure
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भोगेप्सुः: one desiring enjoyments
• भोगेप्सुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग + इप्सु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—भोगान् इप्सुः (द्वितीया-तत्पुरुषः)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Clause linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; शर्तसूचक-समुच्चय/निपात (conditional particle)

• मानवः: a man, human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गन्धैः: with fragrances
• गन्धैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अलंकारैः: with ornaments
• अलंकारैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वस्त्रैः: with garments
• वस्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अन्यैः: with other (items)
• अन्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• भक्तितः: with devotion, devoutly
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/Manner/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे—'भक्तितः' = भक्त्या/भक्तिपूर्वम् (adverbial)

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Devī-sthāna implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee approaches the Goddess with trays of sandal paste, flowers, incense smoke curling upward, folded garments, and ornaments; the shrine glows with lamp-light as prosperity is sought through reverent ritual.

Characters & Entities

• Ajā Devī / Ajāpāleśvarī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rightly performed worship, grounded in devotion and proper procedure, becomes a means to worldly well-being within dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the context of the Ajāpāleśvarī/Ajā Devī shrine tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā according to vidhi, offering gandha (fragrance), dhūpa (incense), alaṅkāra (ornaments), vastra (garments), and other upacāras with bhakti.