Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

धूपेनागुरुणा चैव पूजयेद्गौग्गु लेन च । वस्त्रैः सुकोमलैः शुभ्रैर्नानादेशसमुद्भवैः

Transliteration

dhūpenāguruṇā caiva pūjayedgauggu lena ca | vastraiḥ sukomalaiḥ śubhrairnānādeśasamudbhavaiḥ

Translation

One should worship with incense and fragrant aguru, and also with guggulu; and offer very soft, white garments brought from various regions.

Word by Word

• धूपेन: with incense
• धूपेन: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अगुरुणा: with agaru (aloeswood)
• अगुरुणा: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• गुग्गुलेन: with guggulu (resin)
• गुग्गुलेन: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गुलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• वस्त्रैः: with garments
• वस्त्रैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सुकोमलैः: very soft
• सुकोमलैः: Karaṇa (Instrument - qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुकॊमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; वस्त्रैः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण

• शुभ्रैः: white, bright
• शुभ्रैः: Karaṇa (Instrument - qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; वस्त्रैः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण

• नानादेशसमुद्भवैः: originating from various regions
• नानादेशसमुद्भवैः: Karaṇa (Instrument - qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्तार्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नानादेशेभ्यः समुद्भवाः); वस्त्रैः इति विशेषण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Incense smoke curls upward in the sanctum; a priest waves dhūpa while attendants present aguru and guggulu; folded white garments from distant lands are placed before the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī (implied)
• Dvārakā (section context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity and honor in worship are shown through fragrance (dhūpa) and clean offerings (white garments).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as the ritual setting for devotion to Rukmiṇī, Kṛṣṇa’s beloved.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with dhūpa, aguru, guggulu, and offering soft white garments as upacāras.