Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

पञ्चोपचारैः सद्भक्त्या गन्धधूपानुलेपनैः । तस्यान्वये दरिद्रश्च कदापि न भविष्यति

Transliteration

pañcopacāraiḥ sadbhaktyā gandhadhūpānulepanaiḥ | tasyānvaye daridraśca kadāpi na bhaviṣyati

Translation

सच्ची भक्ति से गन्ध, धूप, अनुलेपन आदि पाँच उपचारों द्वारा पूजन करने पर उस भक्त के वंश में कभी दरिद्रता नहीं आती।

Word by Word

• pañca-upacāraiḥ: with five offerings/services
• pañca-upacāraiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + upacāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (पञ्च उपचारा:)

• sadbhaktyā: with true devotion
• sadbhaktyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सत्/शुद्धा भक्तिः)

• gandha-dhūpa-anulepanaiḥ: with fragrance, incense, and unguents
• gandha-dhūpa-anulepanaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + dhūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anulepana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (गन्धश्च धूपश्च अनुलेपनं च)

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• anvaye: in the lineage/family
• anvaye: Adhikaraṇa (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• daridraḥ: a poor man/poverty
• daridraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daridra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• kadāpi: ever/at any time
• kadāpi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Time/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadā (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (at any time/ever)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanadeśvara (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Prabhāsa offers sandal paste, fragrance, incense, and unguents to a radiant Śiva-liṅga; the household behind him appears secure and prosperous, symbolizing lineage welfare.

Characters & Entities

• Pañcopacāra
• Gandha
• Dhūpa
• Anulepana
• Liṅga (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through simple, sincere worship sustains auspiciousness and well-being across generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Siddhaliṅga-associated Liṅga worship context within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pañcopacāra-pūjā (fivefold worship), explicitly including gandha (fragrance), dhūpa (incense), and anulepana (anointing).