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

Quiconque offre de l’encens et une guirlande de santal dans la demeure de Kṛṣṇa est servi par les chefs des dieux, avec des centaines de milliers de jeunes filles célestes.

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)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers curling incense smoke and a sandal-garland before Kṛṣṇa’s sanctum in Dvārakā; above, devas and countless apsarās appear as a radiant retinue honoring the worshipper.

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.