Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
कृष्णेनागुरुणा कृष्णं धूपयंति कलौ युगे । सकर्पूरेण राजेन्द्र कृष्णतुल्या भवंति ते
kṛṣṇenāguruṇā kṛṣṇaṃ dhūpayaṃti kalau yuge | sakarpūreṇa rājendra kṛṣṇatulyā bhavaṃti te
હે રાજેન્દ્ર! કલિયુગમાં જે કૃષ્ણવર્ણ અગરૂને કપૂર સાથે પ્રજ્વલિત કરી શ્રીકૃષ્ણને ધૂપ અર્પે છે, તે તેજ-ઐશ્વર્યમાં કૃષ્ણતુલ્ય બને છે.
Unspecified (Dvārakā Māhātmya narrator addressing a king)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājendra)
Scene: Blue-black Kṛṣṇa is worshiped with dark aguru smoke curling upward, brightened by camphor flame; devotees glow in reflected light, symbolizing becoming ‘Kṛṣṇa-like’.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, devotional services like incense-offering can elevate the devotee to extraordinary closeness with the Lord.
Dvārakā is the narrative frame; the verse universalizes the practice for Kali-yuga devotees.
Offer dhūpa (incense) to Kṛṣṇa using aguru and camphor.