Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अगस्त्यं भृङ्गराजं च पुष्पं शतदलं शुभम् । कर्पूरागुरुश्रीखंडं कुंकुमं तुलसीदलम्

Transliteration

agastyaṃ bhṛṅgarājaṃ ca puṣpaṃ śatadalaṃ śubham | karpūrāguruśrīkhaṃḍaṃ kuṃkumaṃ tulasīdalam

Translation

Fleurs d’Agastya et de bhṛṅgarāja, la fleur bénie aux cent pétales ; camphre, aguru, pâte de santal parfumée, kuṅkuma (safran) et feuilles de tulasī : tout cela est loué comme offrande sacrée pour le culte au tīrtha.

Word by Word

• अगस्त्यम्: Agastya (plant/name)
• अगस्त्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• भृङ्गराजम्: bhr̥ṅgarāja (herb)
• भृङ्गराजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

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

• पुष्पम्: flower
• पुष्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• शतदलम्: hundred-petalled (lotus)
• शतदलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शतस्य दलम्)

• शुभम्: auspicious, good
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; विशेषणम् (शतदलम्/पुष्पम्)

• कर्पूरागुरुश्रीखण्डम्: camphor, aloe-wood, and sandalwood
• कर्पूरागुरुश्रीखण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर + अगुरु + श्रीखण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (कर्पूरं च अगुरु च श्रीखण्डं च)

• कुङ्कुमम्: saffron/vermilion
• कुङ्कुमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुङ्कुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• तुलसीदलम्: tulasi leaf
• तुलसीदलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुलसी + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तुलस्याः दलम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pūjā tray overflowing with agastya blossoms, bhṛṅgarāja, a hundred-petalled lotus, camphor crystals, aguru chips, sandal paste, saffron, and tulasī leaves; priests and devotees offer them before a sanctum near the sea-breeze of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through pure, fragrant, and sattvic offerings, aligning worship with reverence for sacred place and deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Vastrāpatha-kṣetra within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa; the verse enumerates suitable worship materials for that tīrtha setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use of specific flowers, fragrances, sandal paste, saffron, and tulasī leaves as pūjā-dravya (worship substances).