Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

श्रीखंडकर्पूरसमाकुलानि तांबूलरत्नादिफलानि दत्त्वा । पुष्पाणि वस्त्राणि सुखेन याति साकं शशांकं दिवि देववृंदैः

Transliteration

śrīkhaṃḍakarpūrasamākulāni tāṃbūlaratnādiphalāni dattvā | puṣpāṇi vastrāṇi sukhena yāti sākaṃ śaśāṃkaṃ divi devavṛṃdaiḥ

Translation

Ayant offert des mélanges de santal et de camphre, du tāmbūla (bétel), des gemmes et des fruits—ainsi que des fleurs et des vêtements—on s’en va joyeux au ciel, en compagnie de Śaśāṅka (la Lune), au milieu des cohortes divines.

Word by Word

• śrīkhaṇḍa-karpūra-samākulāni: filled with sandalwood and camphor
• śrīkhaṇḍa-karpūra-samākulāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīkhaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + karpūra (प्रातिपदिक) + samākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थे (समाकुल = 'filled with') (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural; adjective; 'filled with sandal and camphor')

• tāṃbūla-ratna-ādi-phalāni: fruits etc. (including betel and gems)
• tāṃbūla-ratna-ādi-phalāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāṃbūla (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/तत्पुरुष-प्राय (items as a set) (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund): 'having given'

• puṣpāṇi: flowers
• puṣpāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• vastrāṇi: garments
• vastrāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• sukhena: with ease; happily
• sukhena: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• yāti: goes
• yāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Present Indicative, Active, 3rd person, Singular)

• sākam: together with
• sākam: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (indeclinable meaning 'together with')

• śaśāṅkam: the Moon
• śaśāṅkam: Karma (Goal/object of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśāṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular)

• deva-vṛndaiḥ: with groups of gods
• deva-vṛndaiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛnda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (वृन्द-शब्द), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सहार्थे (Instrumental of accompaniment) (Instrumental, Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at a coastal Prabhāsa shrine presents sandalwood-camphor paste, betel leaves, gems, fruits, flowers, and folded garments; above, the Moon-god (Śaśāṅka) leads a radiant procession of devas welcoming the donor toward svarga.

Characters & Entities

• Śaśāṅka (Moon)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Refined, devotional gifts (upacāras) offered in a tīrtha spirit elevate the soul toward joyous celestial companionship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra, whose māhātmya enumerates such dānas and their fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of fragrant substances, betel, gems, fruits, flowers, and clothes as auspicious offerings.