Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
Devanagari script
कर्पूरागुरुमिश्रैश्च तथान्यैः सुसुगन्धिभिः । परिवेष्ट्य शुभैर्वस्त्रैः पुष्पैः संभूष्य शोभनैः
Transliteration
karpūrāgurumiśraiśca tathānyaiḥ susugandhibhiḥ | pariveṣṭya śubhairvastraiḥ puṣpaiḥ saṃbhūṣya śobhanaiḥ
Translation
樟脳とアグル（沈香木）を混ぜ、ほかの甘美な香りを添えて、（その身）を吉祥の布で包み、麗しい花々で荘厳した。
Word by Word
कर्पूर-अगुरु-मिश्रैःwith mixtures of camphor and aloe
कर्पूर-अगुरु-मिश्रैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्पूर + अगुरु + मिश्र (प्रातिपदिकानि)
Formसमासः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभाव: कर्पूरागुरुभिः मिश्रैः = mixed with camphor and aloe); पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Prakara (Manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय/प्रकार) = likewise/also
अन्यैःwith other (things)
अन्यैः:
Karana (Instrument)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural); विशेषणम् (implicit ‘द्रव्यैः’)
सुसुगन्धिभिःwith very fragrant (substances)
सुसुगन्धिभिः:
Karana (Instrument)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + सुगन्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (सु-सुगन्धि = very fragrant); पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural)
परिवेष्ट्यhaving wrapped
परिवेष्ट्य:
Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपरि + वेष्ट् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) = having wrapped
शुभैःauspicious
शुभैः:
Karana (Instrument qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् ‘वस्त्रैः’
वस्त्रैःwith cloths/garments
वस्त्रैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural)
पुष्पैःwith flowers
पुष्पैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural)
सम्भूष्यhaving adorned
सम्भूष्य:
Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + भूष् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) = having adorned
शोभनैःbeautiful
शोभनैः:
Karana (Instrument qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootशोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् ‘पुष्पैः’ (or all instruments)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The body is wrapped in bright, auspicious cloth; attendants sprinkle flowers and apply fragrant mixtures of camphor and aguru; the bier becomes a floral, perfumed sanctum.
Characters & Entities
L
LakṣmaṇaC
Camphor (Karpūra)A
AguruFAQs
Rites performed with purity and reverence are part of dharma; honoring the body reflects respect for the soul’s journey onward.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
Wrap the body in auspicious cloth and adorn it with fragrant substances (camphor, aguru, etc.) and flowers.