Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

अत्र चक्रधरं देवं पूजयिष्यंति मानवाः । धूपमाल्योपहारैश्च नैवेद्यैर्विवि धैरपि

Transliteration

atra cakradharaṃ devaṃ pūjayiṣyaṃti mānavāḥ | dhūpamālyopahāraiśca naivedyairvivi dhairapi

Translation

Hier werden die Menschen den Gott Cakradhara verehren mit Weihrauch, Blumengirlanden, Opfergaben und auch mit mancherlei Naivedya (Speiseopfern).

Word by Word

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अत्र अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• cakra-dharam: the discus-bearer (Vishnu)
• cakra-dharam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (चक्र) + dhara (धर)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘discus-bearer’); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pūjayiṣyanti: will worship
• pūjayiṣyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• mānavāḥ: people; humans
• mānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (मानव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• dhūpa-mālya-upahāraiḥ: with incense, garlands, and offerings
• dhūpa-mālya-upahāraiḥ: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūpa (धूप) + mālya (माल्य) + upahāra (उपहार)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (समाहार/इतरेतर: ‘incense, garlands, offerings’); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• naivedyaiḥ: with food-offerings
• naivedyaiḥ: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (नैवेद्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• vividhaḥ: various
• vividhaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (विविध प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (naivedyaiḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; रूपं छन्दोवशात्/पाठभेदे ‘vividhaḥ/vividhaiḥ’)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

Speaker

Daṇḍapāṇi

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Cakradhara-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims in Prabhāsa approach a shrine of Cakradhara, offering incense smoke, fresh garlands, and trays of diverse naivedya; the sanctum glows with lamp-light and coastal air.

Characters & Entities

• Cakradhara (Viṣṇu)
• Mānavas (people)
• Pūjā items: dhūpa, mālya, upahāra, naivedya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places preserve living worship: devotion is expressed through simple, tangible offerings made with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa kṣetra is the ‘here’ where Cakradhara is foretold to be worshipped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of Cakradhara with dhūpa (incense), mālya (garlands), upahāra (offerings), and various naivedya (food offerings).