Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

नैवेद्यैर्विविधैः पुष्पैर्दिव्यैः कर्पूरवासितैः । सकर्पूरैश्च तांबूलैः प्रियैश्चोपायनैस्तथा

Transliteration

naivedyairvividhaiḥ puṣpairdivyaiḥ karpūravāsitaiḥ | sakarpūraiśca tāṃbūlaiḥ priyaiścopāyanaistathā

Translation

Com variados naivedya (oferendas de alimento), com flores divinas perfumadas com cânfora, com tāmbūla (bétel) mesclado com cânfora e com outros presentes queridos, assim O honraram.

Word by Word

• नैवेद्यैः: with food-offerings
• नैवेद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कर्पूरवासितैः: perfumed with camphor
• कर्पूरवासितैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्पूर + वासित (कृदन्त; √वास् (वासने/सुरभिकरणे) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘वासित’ = perfumed; कर्पूरेण वासित = camphor-scented

• सकर्पूरैः: together with camphor
• सकर्पूरैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः ‘स-’ = with

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• ताम्बूलैः: with betel (offerings)
• ताम्बूलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रियैः: dear, pleasing
• प्रियैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• उपायनैः: with gifts/presents
• उपायनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees in Dvārakā present trays of naivedya, camphor-scented flowers, and tāmbūla to Lord Kṛṣṇa in a sanctum lit by lamps; attendants hold vessels of perfume and garlands.

Characters & Entities

• Naivedya
• Flowers (puṣpa)
• Karpūra (camphor)
• Tāmbūla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hospitality to the Divine—offering food, fragrance, and respectful gifts—expresses dharma through loving service.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where complete worship (pūjā) is portrayed with rich, traditional offerings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Naivedya, fragrant flowers, tāmbūla, and upāyana (gifts) as components of formal pūjā.