Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 176

Devanagari script

इह लोके सुखी भूत्वा अक्षयं स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् । चंदनस्य प्रलेपेन श्रियमायुश्च विंदति

Transliteration

iha loke sukhī bhūtvā akṣayaṃ svargamāpnuyāt | caṃdanasya pralepena śriyamāyuśca viṃdati

Translation

Heureux en ce monde même, il atteint un ciel impérissable. Par l’onction de santal, il obtient prospérité et longue vie.

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of implied agent)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकाल (having become)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of स्वर्गम्)

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• आप्नुयात्: may attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चंदनस्य: of sandalwood
• चंदनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चंदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• प्रलेपेन: by smearing/anointing
• प्रलेपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण

• श्रियम्: prosperity, fortune
• श्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

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

• विंदति: finds, obtains
• विंदति: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa anoints the deity/Sūrya emblem with cool sandal paste; the shrine and sea-breeze carry fragrance; attendants hold arghya-vessels and flowers at dawn.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Candana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic dharma links sacred worship to both ihaloka-sukha (here-and-now well-being) and paraloka-gati (afterlife attainment).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within its Sūrya-māhātmya teaching sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pralepa (anointing) with sandalwood paste as part of devotional observance.