Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

दग्ध्वा धूपं पुरो देवि ततो देवस्य चागुरुम् । वस्त्रैः संपूजयेत्पश्चादात्मवित्तानुसारतः

Transliteration

dagdhvā dhūpaṃ puro devi tato devasya cāgurum | vastraiḥ saṃpūjayetpaścādātmavittānusārataḥ

Translation

Après avoir d’abord offert le dhūpa (encens) devant la Divinité, ô Déesse, qu’on offre ensuite au Seigneur l’aguru parfumé; puis, selon ses moyens, qu’on l’honore par l’offrande de vêtements.

Word by Word

• दग्ध्वा: having burned
• दग्ध्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) — ‘having burnt’

• धूपं: incense
• धूपं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/उपपद)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — adverb ‘in front’

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative singular

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रम/अनन्तर) — ‘then’

• देवस्य: of the god (Śiva)
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• अगुरुम्: aloeswood (aguru)
• अगुरुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• वस्त्रैः: with garments/cloths
• वस्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• संपूजयेत्: should worship (it)
• संपूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) [सम्-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रम/अनन्तर) — ‘afterwards’

• आत्मवित्तानुसारतः: according to one’s means
• आत्मवित्तानुसारतः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आत्म + वित्त + अनुसार (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, तसिल्/तस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय — ‘according to one’s own wealth’

Speaker

Implied Īśvara (Śiva), addressing Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Before the deity, incense smoke curls upward; a second offering of aguru fragrance follows; then folded cloth is presented reverently, with the devotee’s modesty emphasized.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Deva (Śiva)
• Caṇḍīśa (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True worship is both reverent and realistic—offer devotion with incense, fragrance, and cloth according to one’s capacity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, in the context of Caṇḍīśa-related worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A pūjā sequence: offer dhūpa, then aguru fragrance, then worship with cloth-offerings proportionate to one’s means.