Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

धूपपात्रं विमानं च घण्टां कलशमेव च । दत्त्वा देवाय राजेन्द्र शाक्रं लोकमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

dhūpapātraṃ vimānaṃ ca ghaṇṭāṃ kalaśameva ca | dattvā devāya rājendra śākraṃ lokamavāpnuyāt

Translation

En offrant à la Divinité un brûle-parfum, un (modèle de) vimāna, une cloche et aussi un kalaśa, ô meilleur des rois, on obtient le monde de Śakra (Indra).

Word by Word

• धूपपात्रम्: an incense-vessel
• धूपपात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप + पात्र (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धूपस्य पात्रम्)

• विमानम्: a chariot; aerial car
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

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

• घण्टाम्: a bell
• घण्टाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घण्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• कलशम्: a pot; pitcher
• कलशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having given)

• देवाय: to the deity
• देवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Dative, Singular)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular); कर्मधारयः (राजा एव इन्द्रः)

• शाक्रम्: of Indra; Indra’s
• शाक्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• लोकम्: world; realm
• लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain; may attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Potential/Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal donor presents an incense-vessel, bell, kalaśa, and a small vimāna model at a Śiva temple; priests receive and place them near the sanctum; a subtle vision of Indra-loka appears above as a promised fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Deva
• Rājendra (Yudhiṣṭhira)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional giving (dāna) directed to the deity is portrayed as a powerful purifier and a cause of exalted heavenly attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Adhyāya 225 tīrtha-shrine context (Alikeśvara area) where temple-gifts are said to yield great fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering ritual/temple items—dhūpa-pātra, ghaṇṭā, kalaśa, and a vimāna-gift—to the deity.