Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

कर्पूरोशीर मिश्रेण मृगनाभिरसेन च । चन्दनेन सुगन्धेन पुष्पैः संपूजयेत्ततः

Transliteration

karpūrośīra miśreṇa mṛganābhirasena ca | candanena sugandhena puṣpaiḥ saṃpūjayettataḥ

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം സുഗന്ധചന്ദനം, കർപ്പൂരം-ഉശീര മിശ്രിതം, മൃഗനാഭി (കസ്തൂരി) രസം, കൂടാതെ പുഷ്പങ്ങൾ എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് ലിംഗത്തെ സമ്പൂജിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• कर्पूरोशीर: with camphor and vetiver
• कर्पूरोशीर: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर + उशीर (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (द्रव्यसमूह), तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः—कर्पूरं च उशीरं च

• मिश्रेण: with a mixture
• मिश्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मिश्र’ = मिश्रित (mixed) अर्थे

• मृगनाभिरसेन: with musk-essence
• मृगनाभिरसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगनाभि + रस (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—मृगनाभेः रसः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• चन्दनेन: with sandalwood
• चन्दनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• सुगन्धेन: fragrant
• सुगन्धेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (fragrant)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• संपूजयेत्: should worship fully
• संपूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु; सम्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (thereafter/then)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the assembled sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somnātha in Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī addressed in the verse; broader audience of pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The liṅga is adorned with sandal paste and fragrant mixtures; heaps of flowers surround the pedestal; a priest holds a camphor bowl and a bundle of uśīra roots; musk vial is presented.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva Liṅga
• Candana (sandalwood)
• Karpūra (camphor)
• Uśīra (vetiver)
• Mṛganābha (musk)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offering fragrance and flowers symbolizes inner refinement and affectionate reverence toward the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the context of worship of Mṛtyuñjayeśa Liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with scented substances (camphor, uśīra, musk, sandalwood) and flowers.