Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

धूपयित्वा सुगंधैश्च यो धूपयति मानवः । मन्वंतराणि वसते तत्संख्यानि हरेर्गृहे

Transliteration

dhūpayitvā sugaṃdhaiśca yo dhūpayati mānavaḥ | manvaṃtarāṇi vasate tatsaṃkhyāni harergṛhe

Translation

ଯେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ସୁଗନ୍ଧିତ ଧୂପଦ୍ୱାରା ହରିଙ୍କୁ ଧୂପ ଅର୍ପଣ କରେ, ସେ ସେହି ଅର୍ପଣସଂଖ୍ୟା ପରିମାଣ ମନ୍ୱନ୍ତର ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ହରିଧାମରେ ବସେ।

Word by Word

• धूपयित्वा: having fumigated
• धूपयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धूपय् (धातु, णिच् causative of धूप्/धूप)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having fumigated’

• सुगन्धैः: with fragrances/incense
• सुगन्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/connector)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• धूपयति: fumigates
• धूपयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धूपय् (धातु, णिच्)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• मानवः: a man/person
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• मन्वन्तराणि: (for) manvantaras
• मन्वन्तराणि: Karma (Extent/कर्म-परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्वन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• वसते: dwells
• वसते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• तत्-संख्यानि: of that number (equal in count)
• तत्-संख्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (तत्संख्यानि = तद्वत् संख्यानि/तत्परिमाणानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• गृहे: in the house/abode
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee waves fragrant incense before Hari; spirals of smoke rise like a silver river, filling the sanctum; the act is repeated, suggesting a count that reaches cosmic scale.

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Small devotional acts like offering incense yield vast, time-transcending rewards when performed for Hari with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, the sacred abode of Śrī Kṛṣṇa/Hari.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhūpa-sevā: offering fragrant incense as part of pūjā.