Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

तदुत्पन्नैः फलैर्दिव्यैर्धूपैर्नीराजनैः प्रभुम् । विविधैश्चान्नतांबूलैर्दत्त्वा कृष्णमतोषयन्

Transliteration

tadutpannaiḥ phalairdivyairdhūpairnīrājanaiḥ prabhum | vividhaiścānnatāṃbūlairdattvā kṛṣṇamatoṣayan

Translation

With divine fruits produced there, with incense and with the nīrājana rite of waving lights, and by offering various foods and betel, they pleased Kṛṣṇa, the Lord.

Word by Word

• तत्: from that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (उत्पन्नैः)

• उत्पन्नैः: produced/arisen
• उत्पन्नैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्+पद्/पद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (फलैः/धूपैः इत्यादि)

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (फलैः/धूपैः/नीराजनैः)

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

• नीराजनैः: with ārati/lamps (waving lights)
• नीराजनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीराजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (अन्नताम्बूलैः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अन्नताम्बूलैः: with food and betel
• अन्नताम्बूलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न + ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (अन्नं च ताम्बूलं च)

• दत्त्वा: having offered
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव; 'having given/offered'

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अतोषयन्: they pleased/satisfied
• अतोषयन्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; causative sense from आ+तुष्? here 'they pleased' (simple past)

Speaker

Deductive (Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ṛṣis/brāhmaṇas (e.g., Śaunaka-led assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees in Dvārakā offer locally grown divine fruits, incense, and perform nīrājana before Kṛṣṇa; platters of varied foods and betel are presented in orderly temple service.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Dvārakā
• Niḥśreyasa-vana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offerings made with devotion—light, fragrance, and food—become a direct means of pleasing the Lord, sanctifying both worshipper and place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa is worshipped with complete temple-style upacāras.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering fruits, dhūpa (incense), nīrājana (ārati), naivedya (foods), and tāmbūla (betel).