Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 179

Devanagari script

कर्पूरसंयुतैर्गंधैः क्ष्माधिपाधिपतिभवेत् । चतुःसमेन गंधेन सर्वा न्कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

karpūrasaṃyutairgaṃdhaiḥ kṣmādhipādhipatibhavet | catuḥsamena gaṃdhena sarvā nkāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

Com fragrâncias misturadas com cânfora, alguém se torna senhor entre os reis. Com um perfume de quatro partes em perfeito equilíbrio, alcança todos os desejos.

Word by Word

• कर्पूर: camphor
• कर्पूर: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound)

• संयुतैः: mixed/combined
• संयुतैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-युज् (धातु) → संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘युक्तैः/मिश्रितैः’

• गन्धैः: with fragrances
• गन्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• क्ष्मा: of the earth
• क्ष्मा: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्ष्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (in compound)

• अधिप: lord
• अधिप: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (in compound)

• अधिपति: overlord/king
• अधिपति: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (in compound)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• चतुः: four
• चतुः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (in compound), ‘चारि/चतुर्भिः’ sense

• समेन: with equal measure
• समेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘सम’ = equal/with equal measure

• गन्धेन: with fragrance
• गन्धेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal devotee offers camphor-blended perfumes; white camphor smoke curls upward; a fourfold perfume set is displayed in equal bowls; Sūrya’s radiance crowns the scene, suggesting sovereignty.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Karpūra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power and fulfillment are shown as sanctified when pursued through devotion—kingship and desires are subordinated to ritual purity and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where offerings to Sūrya are said to yield extraordinary worldly results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer perfumes mixed with camphor; and use a ‘catuḥsama’ (fourfold-balanced) fragrance mixture to obtain desired outcomes.