Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

पुष्पधूपादिभिश्चैव नैवेद्येन च मानवः । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छति

Transliteration

puṣpadhūpādibhiścaiva naivedyena ca mānavaḥ | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati

Translation

花や香（薫香）などの供物、さらにナイヴェーディヤ（食物供養）を捧げる者は、あらゆる願いを成就し、梵天界ブラフマローカへ赴く。

Word by Word

• puṣpadhūpādibhiḥ: with flowers, incense, etc.
• puṣpadhūpādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa-dhūpa-ādi (प्रातिपदिक; पुष्प + धूप + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; instrumental plural (‘with flowers, incense, etc.’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय; emphatic particle

• naivedyena: with food-offering
• naivedyena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• mānavaḥ: a man/person
• mānavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; accusative plural (qualifying kāmān)

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; accusative plural

• avāpnoti: attains
• avāpnoti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular present

• brahmalokam: Brahma-world
• brahmalokam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-loka (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular (goal)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular pronoun

• gacchati: goes
• gacchati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular present

Speaker

Devas (continuing phalaśruti—statement of benefits)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mūlasthāna

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotee offers garlands and flowers, waves incense, and presents a plate of naivedya before the deity; the scene subtly hints at ascent to Brahmaloka (lotus-path, luminous realm).

Characters & Entities

• Naivedya
• Brahmaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple devotional offerings, when made with sincerity, yield both worldly fulfillment and higher spiritual ascent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship context continues at Mūlasthāna within the Dvārakā Māhātmya tīrtha setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer pūjā with flowers, incense, and naivedya (food offering).