Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 173

Devanagari script

पिंडातधूपदानेन सदा तुष्यति भानुमान् । आरोग्यं च स्वयं दद्यात्सौख्यं च परमं भवेत्

Transliteration

piṃḍātadhūpadānena sadā tuṣyati bhānumān | ārogyaṃ ca svayaṃ dadyātsaukhyaṃ ca paramaṃ bhavet

Translation

Par l’offrande de l’encens piṇḍāta, Bhānumān (le Soleil) est toujours satisfait. De lui-même il accorde la santé, et la félicité suprême advient.

Word by Word

• पिण्डातधूपदानेन: by offering piṇḍāta-incense
• पिण्डातधूपदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्डात (प्रातिपदिक) + धूप (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पिण्डात-धूपस्य दानम्)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• तुष्यति: is pleased
• तुष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भानुमान्: the Sun (the radiant one)
• भानुमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• स्वयम्: by himself/of his own accord
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: आत्मवाचक-अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

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

• सौख्यम्: happiness/comfort
• सौख्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'सौख्यम्' इति विशेषणम्

• भवेत्: would be/come to be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Bhānumān-prīti by dhūpa-dāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Sūrya shrine scene: devotee offers a special piṇḍāta incense as a formal gift; Sūrya’s face softens in blessing; motifs of healing and calm joy surround the altar.

Characters & Entities

• Bhānumān
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When worship is offered as dāna with purity, the deity’s grace manifests as well-being—health and inner happiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Sūrya-oriented worship is described as especially fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhūpa-dāna: offering a specific incense (piṇḍāta-dhūpa) to please the Sun.