Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या गंधपुष्पानुलेपनैः । हेमं दत्त्वा द्विजातिभ्यः स गच्छेत्परमं पदम्

Transliteration

yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā gaṃdhapuṣpānulepanaiḥ | hemaṃ dattvā dvijātibhyaḥ sa gacchetparamaṃ padam

Translation

Quiconque vénère ce liṅga avec dévotion, par des parfums, des fleurs et des onguents, et offre de l’or aux deux-fois-nés, atteindra l’état suprême.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• pūjayate: worships
• pūjayate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-अर्थे

• gandha-puṣpa-anulepanaiḥ: with perfumes, flowers, and unguents
• gandha-puṣpa-anulepanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anulepana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (gandhāḥ ca puṣpāṇi ca anulepanāni ca)

• hemam: gold
• hemam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having given)

• dvijātibhyaḥ: to the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
• dvijātibhyaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अन्वय-सर्वनाम

• gacchet: would go / should attain
• gacchet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• padam: state/abode
• padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; māhātmya phala-śruti style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kalakaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience of pilgrims/seekers; verse addresses the general ‘whoever’ (yaḥ).

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers sandal paste, flowers, and perfume to the liṅga; nearby, the devotee respectfully gives a gold coin/ornament to a dvija. Above, a luminous ‘paramaṃ padam’ is suggested as a radiant, formless light or a Śiva-abode.

Characters & Entities

• Kalakaleśvara
• Dvijāti (twice-born)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti joined with reverent worship and charitable giving becomes a complete dharmic path leading to the highest good.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kalakaleśvara-liṅga in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with gandha-puṣpa-anulepana and dāna of gold (hema) to dvijātis.