Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

कर्पूरचन्दनदलैः सितामधुसमन्वितम् । मांसीजटाभिः सहितं सुप्ते देवेऽथ सत्तम

Transliteration

karpūracandanadalaiḥ sitāmadhusamanvitam | māṃsījaṭābhiḥ sahitaṃ supte deve'tha sattama

Translation

Dengan serpih kapur barus dan cendana, dipadukan dengan madu putih, serta bersama māṃsī dan jaṭā—ketika Dewa sedang berbaring tidur, wahai yang utama di antara orang saleh, (inilah yang dipersembahkan).

Word by Word

• कर्पूरचन्दनदलैः: with camphor-and-sandalwood pieces/leaves
• कर्पूरचन्दनदलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर-चन्दन-दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कर्पूरस्य चन्दनस्य दलैः)

• सितामधुसमन्वितम्: mixed with white honey
• सितामधुसमन्वितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित-मधु-समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (सितं मधु यस्य/येन समन्वितम्)

• मांसीजटाभिः: with spikenard (māṃsī) braids/locks
• मांसीजटाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांसी-जटा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मांस्याः जटाभिः)

• सहितम्: together with; accompanied
• सहितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (समेतम्)

• सुप्ते: when (he is) asleep
• सुप्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्त (कृदन्त; √स्वप् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) — ‘सुप्त’ = asleep

• देवे: in/when the god
• देवे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• सत्तम: O best of the good
• सत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सत्’ + तमप् (श्रेष्ठ)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sattama (best of the virtuous) addressed

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual tray with camphor crystals, sandal flakes, white honey, and aromatic roots; the deity shown reclining (Viṣṇu-śayana) while devotees offer gentle fragrance without loud festivity.

Characters & Entities

• Karpūra
• Candana
• Madhu
• Māṃsī
• Jaṭā
• Deva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through careful, sattvic preparation—offering refined fragrances and pure substances as a form of reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it supplies ritual details within the broader māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare an aromatic offering using camphor, sandal, pure honey, and māṃsī/jaṭā substances, particularly in the context of the deity’s “sleeping” period.