Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

पूजयेत्तां विधानेन भोगेप्सुर्यदि मानवः । गंधैर्धूपैरलंकारैर्वस्त्रैरन्यैश्च भक्तितः

Transliteration

pūjayettāṃ vidhānena bhogepsuryadi mānavaḥ | gaṃdhairdhūpairalaṃkārairvastrairanyaiśca bhaktitaḥ

Translation

Si l’homme désire prospérités et jouissances, qu’il adore la Déesse selon le rite prescrit, offrant avec dévotion parfums, encens, ornements, vêtements et autres présents.

Word by Word

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विधानेन: by proper procedure
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भोगेप्सुः: one desiring enjoyments
• भोगेप्सुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग + इप्सु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—भोगान् इप्सुः (द्वितीया-तत्पुरुषः)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Clause linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; शर्तसूचक-समुच्चय/निपात (conditional particle)

• मानवः: a man, human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गन्धैः: with fragrances
• गन्धैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अलंकारैः: with ornaments
• अलंकारैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वस्त्रैः: with garments
• वस्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अन्यैः: with other (items)
• अन्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• भक्तितः: with devotion, devoutly
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/Manner/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे—'भक्तितः' = भक्त्या/भक्तिपूर्वम् (adverbial)

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Devī-sthāna implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee approaches the Goddess with trays of sandal paste, flowers, incense smoke curling upward, folded garments, and ornaments; the shrine glows with lamp-light as prosperity is sought through reverent ritual.

Characters & Entities

• Ajā Devī / Ajāpāleśvarī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rightly performed worship, grounded in devotion and proper procedure, becomes a means to worldly well-being within dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the context of the Ajāpāleśvarī/Ajā Devī shrine tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā according to vidhi, offering gandha (fragrance), dhūpa (incense), alaṅkāra (ornaments), vastra (garments), and other upacāras with bhakti.