Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

धूपं चंदनमालां तु कुरुते कृष्णसद्मनि । देवकन्यायुतैर्लक्षैः सेव्यते सुरनायकैः

Transliteration

dhūpaṃ caṃdanamālāṃ tu kurute kṛṣṇasadmani | devakanyāyutairlakṣaiḥ sevyate suranāyakaiḥ

Translation

Whoever offers incense and a sandal-fragrant garland in Kṛṣṇa’s abode is attended by the chiefs of the gods, along with hundreds of thousands of celestial maidens.

Word by Word

• धूपम्: incense
• धूपम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• चन्दनमालाम्: a sandalwood garland
• चन्दनमालाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन + माला (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—चन्दनस्य माला

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; विरोध/अनुक्रमे

• कुरुते: offers/makes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, तृतीयपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• कृष्णसद्मनि: in Krishna’s abode/temple
• कृष्णसद्मनि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + सद्मन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—कृष्णस्य सद्म (गृहम्/मन्दिरम्)

• देवकन्यायुतैः: together with divine maidens
• देवकन्यायुतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव + कन्या + युत (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—देवकन्याभिः युताः (युक्तैः)

• लक्षैः: by hundreds of thousands
• लक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• सेव्यते: is served/worshipped
• सेव्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), आत्मनेपदम्, तृतीयपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सुरनायकैः: by the leaders of the gods
• सुरनायकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + नायक (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—सुराणां नायकाः

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Devas
• Deva-kanyās
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offering fragrance to the Lord symbolizes inner purity; such worship draws honor even in the divine realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā—Kṛṣṇa’s abode (kṛṣṇa-sadman) is praised as a supreme field of merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing dhūpa and candana-mālā offerings in Kṛṣṇa’s temple as part of pūjā/upacāra.