Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

पूजयेत्कमलै र्दिव्यैः कर्पूरागरुचंदनैः । तदुद्देशेन तत्रैव पूजयेद्द्विजसत्तमान्

Transliteration

pūjayetkamalai rdivyaiḥ karpūrāgarucaṃdanaiḥ | taduddeśena tatraiva pūjayeddvijasattamān

Translation

दिव्य कमळे, कापूर, अगरु व चंदन यांनी देवीची पूजा करावी; आणि त्याच उद्देशाने तेथेच श्रेष्ठ द्विजांचेही पूजन-सत्कार करावा.

Word by Word

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कमलैः: with lotuses
• कमलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कर्पूरागरुचन्दनैः: with camphor, agaru, and sandalwood
• कर्पूरागरुचन्दनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक) + अगुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तदुद्देशेन: for that purpose/with that intention
• तदुद्देशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + उद्देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतौ/निमित्ते (by/for the purpose)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• द्विजसत्तमान्: the best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (instructional Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A worshipper offers lotus flowers and fragrant substances before Devī; nearby, respected brāhmaṇas are seated and honored with offerings, indicating the ritual’s social-sacral completion.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Dvija (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Goddess-worship is completed through purity of offerings and through honoring dharmic representatives (the worthy dvijas) in her name.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the backdrop; the instruction assumes worship performed within that sacred setting and its ritual culture.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer lotus, camphor, agaru, and sandalwood, and additionally perform dvija-pūjā (honoring eminent Brāhmaṇas) dedicated to the Goddess.