Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

तदुत्पन्नैः फलैर्दिव्यैर्धूपैर्नीराजनैः प्रभुम् । विविधैश्चान्नतांबूलैर्दत्त्वा कृष्णमतोषयन्

Transliteration

tadutpannaiḥ phalairdivyairdhūpairnīrājanaiḥ prabhum | vividhaiścānnatāṃbūlairdattvā kṛṣṇamatoṣayan

Translation

तत्रोत्पन्नैर्दिव्यफलैर्धूपैर्नीराजनैश्च प्रभुं विविधैश्चान्नताम्बूलैर्दत्त्वा श्रीकृष्णं तुष्टिमानयन्।

Word by Word

• तत्: from that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (उत्पन्नैः)

• उत्पन्नैः: produced/arisen
• उत्पन्नैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्+पद्/पद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (फलैः/धूपैः इत्यादि)

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (फलैः/धूपैः/नीराजनैः)

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• नीराजनैः: with ārati/lamps (waving lights)
• नीराजनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीराजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (अन्नताम्बूलैः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अन्नताम्बूलैः: with food and betel
• अन्नताम्बूलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न + ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (अन्नं च ताम्बूलं च)

• दत्त्वा: having offered
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव; 'having given/offered'

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अतोषयन्: they pleased/satisfied
• अतोषयन्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; causative sense from आ+तुष्? here 'they pleased' (simple past)

Speaker

Deductive (Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ṛṣis/brāhmaṇas (e.g., Śaunaka-led assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees in Dvārakā offer locally grown divine fruits, incense, and perform nīrājana before Kṛṣṇa; platters of varied foods and betel are presented in orderly temple service.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Dvārakā
• Niḥśreyasa-vana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offerings made with devotion—light, fragrance, and food—become a direct means of pleasing the Lord, sanctifying both worshipper and place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa is worshipped with complete temple-style upacāras.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering fruits, dhūpa (incense), nīrājana (ārati), naivedya (foods), and tāmbūla (betel).