Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

पञ्चोपचारैः सद्भक्त्या गन्धधूपानुलेपनैः । तस्यान्वये दरिद्रश्च कदापि न भविष्यति

Transliteration

pañcopacāraiḥ sadbhaktyā gandhadhūpānulepanaiḥ | tasyānvaye daridraśca kadāpi na bhaviṣyati

Translation

सद्भक्तीने गंध, धूप, अनुलेपन इत्यादी पंचोपचारांनी पूजन केल्यास त्या भक्ताच्या वंशात कधीही दारिद्र्य येत नाही।

Word by Word

• pañca-upacāraiḥ: with five offerings/services
• pañca-upacāraiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + upacāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (पञ्च उपचारा:)

• sadbhaktyā: with true devotion
• sadbhaktyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सत्/शुद्धा भक्तिः)

• gandha-dhūpa-anulepanaiḥ: with fragrance, incense, and unguents
• gandha-dhūpa-anulepanaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + dhūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anulepana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (गन्धश्च धूपश्च अनुलेपनं च)

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• anvaye: in the lineage/family
• anvaye: Adhikaraṇa (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• daridraḥ: a poor man/poverty
• daridraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daridra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• kadāpi: ever/at any time
• kadāpi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Time/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadā (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (at any time/ever)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanadeśvara (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Prabhāsa offers sandal paste, fragrance, incense, and unguents to a radiant Śiva-liṅga; the household behind him appears secure and prosperous, symbolizing lineage welfare.

Characters & Entities

• Pañcopacāra
• Gandha
• Dhūpa
• Anulepana
• Liṅga (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through simple, sincere worship sustains auspiciousness and well-being across generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Siddhaliṅga-associated Liṅga worship context within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pañcopacāra-pūjā (fivefold worship), explicitly including gandha (fragrance), dhūpa (incense), and anulepana (anointing).