Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

सर्वोपहारसंपन्नं कृत्वा सम्यङ्निरीक्षयेत् । कुंकुमागरुकर्पूरचंदनेन विमिश्रितम्

Transliteration

sarvopahārasaṃpannaṃ kṛtvā samyaṅnirīkṣayet | kuṃkumāgarukarpūracaṃdanena vimiśritam

Translation

സകല ഉപഹാരങ്ങളാലും സമ്പന്നമാക്കി ഒരുക്കിയ ശേഷം, അതിനെ സമ്യകായി പരിശോധിക്കണം; കുങ്കുമം, അഗരു, കർപ്പൂരം, ചന്ദനം എന്നിവ ചേർന്നതായിരിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• सर्वोपहारसंपन्नम्: endowed with all offerings
• सर्वोपहारसंपन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-उपहार-संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वे उपहाराः यस्मिन्/येन (उपहारैः) संपन्नम्

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्यय

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• निरीक्षयेत्: should examine/inspect
• निरीक्षयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कुङ्कुमागरुकर्पूरचन्दनेन: with saffron, aloe-wood, camphor, and sandalwood
• कुङ्कुमागरुकर्पूरचन्दनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुङ्कुम-अगरु-कर्पूर-चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (कुङ्कुमं च अगरु च कर्पूरं च चन्दनं च)

• विमिश्रितम्: mixed/blended
• विमिश्रितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि√मिश्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (द्रव्य/लेपादेः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (implied continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pūjā-tray laden with offerings: bowls of saffron-red paste, sandalwood, camphor crystals, and dark aguru chips; the priest/devotee inspects the mixture under lamplight before approaching the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence is shown through careful preparation—devotion is expressed in completeness, purity, and attention to detail.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such refined worship is presented as part of its sacred tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare and verify all offerings, especially fragrant mixtures using kumkuma, agaru, camphor, and sandalwood.