Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 171

Devanagari script

सदार्चने च धूपेन सामीप्यं कुरुते रविः । प्रदद्यात्सकलं कामं यद्यदिच्छति मानवः

Transliteration

sadārcane ca dhūpena sāmīpyaṃ kurute raviḥ | pradadyātsakalaṃ kāmaṃ yadyadicchati mānavaḥ

Translation

सततार्चनेन धूपेन रविः स्वसामीप्यं प्रयच्छति। मानवो यद्यदिच्छति तत्तत्सकलं कामं स प्रददाति॥

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अर्चने: in worship
• अर्चने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धूपेन: with incense
• धूपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• सामीप्यम्: nearness/proximity
• सामीप्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामीप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुरुते: makes/grants
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रविः: the Sun (god)
• रविः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रदद्यात्: would give/grant
• प्रदद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सकलम्: all/entire
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'कामम्' इति विशेषणम्

• कामम्: desire/wish
• कामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यत्: whatever (thing)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'यत्-यत्' इति पुनरुक्ति (correlative)

• यत्: whatever (thing)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति

• इच्छति: desires
• इच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मानवः: a human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator in Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sūrya-upāsanā context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim in Prabhāsa offers fragrant incense before a radiant Sūrya icon/maṇḍala; the smoke rises in spirals as sunlight floods the shrine, symbolizing sāmīpya and wish-fulfillment.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Dhūpa
• Sāmīpya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, consistent worship yields both spiritual intimacy (sāmīpya) and worldly fulfillment, showing the Purāṇic harmony of dharma and well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promise is taught in the Arkasthala/Prabhāsakṣetra setting associated with Sūrya devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sadārcana (regular worship) using dhūpa (incense) as an upacāra to Ravi, yielding sāmīpya and the granting of desired aims.