Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 172

Devanagari script

तथैवागुरुधूपेन निधिं दद्यादभीप्सितम् । आरोग्यार्थी धनार्थी च नित्यदा गुग्गलं दहेत्

Transliteration

tathaivāgurudhūpena nidhiṃ dadyādabhīpsitam | ārogyārthī dhanārthī ca nityadā guggalaṃ dahet

Translation

De même, en offrant l’encens d’aguru (bois d’aloès), on obtient le trésor désiré. Celui qui cherche la santé, et celui qui cherche la richesse aussi, qu’il brûle chaque jour le guggulu en offrande.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• अगुरुधूपेन: with agaru-incense
• अगुरुधूपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अगुरोः धूपः)

• निधिम्: treasure
• निधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दद्यात्: would give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अभीप्सितम्: desired
• अभीप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीप्सित (कृदन्त; √आप्/√ईप्स्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); 'निधिम्' इति विशेषणम्

• आरोग्यार्थी: one seeking health
• आरोग्यार्थी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आरोग्यस्य अर्थी)

• धनार्थी: one seeking wealth
• धनार्थी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (धनस्य अर्थी)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नित्यदा: always
• नित्यदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दा (अव्यय/प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय; समासः—अव्ययीभाव (नित्यं दा/दा-प्रत्ययेन 'always')

• गुग्गलम्: guggulu (resin)
• गुग्गलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दहेत्: should burn (offer by burning)
• दहेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sūrya dhūpa-vidhi)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers dark, aromatic aguru smoke and then guggulu resin on embers before a Sūrya altar; a chest of treasure and a healthy, radiant body are symbolically depicted as boons.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Aguru
• Guggulu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional regularity—daily, fragrant offerings made with faith are taught as a dharmic means to invite both worldly welfare and sacred merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya), presented as a powerful field for Sūrya-related worship and merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhūpa-offering: burn aguru incense; and specifically, burn guggulu daily for those seeking health and wealth.