Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

सकर्पूरं च तांबूलं पुष्पदानं तथैव च । जलपात्राण्यनेकानि तथा पुष्पगृहाणि च

Transliteration

sakarpūraṃ ca tāṃbūlaṃ puṣpadānaṃ tathaiva ca | jalapātrāṇyanekāni tathā puṣpagṛhāṇi ca

Translation

கற்பூரம் கலந்த தாம்பூலம் அர்ப்பணிக்க வேண்டும்; அதுபோல மலர்தானமும் செய்ய வேண்டும். பல நீர்பாத்திரங்களைத் தானம் செய்து, மலர்கிருஹங்கள் (மலர் அர்ப்பணிக்கும் இடங்கள்/மேடைகள்) என்பவற்றையும் தானம் செய்ய வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• sa-karpūram: with camphor
• sa-karpūram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + karpūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमासः ‘सह कर्पूरेण’ (with camphor)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tāṃbūlam: betel (leaf/quid)
• tāṃbūlam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāṃbūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; दान-वस्तु

• puṣpa-dānam: offering of flowers
• puṣpa-dānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘flowers’ + ‘gift/offering’); दान-वस्तु

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• jala-pātrāṇi: water vessels
• jala-pātrāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘water’ + ‘vessels’); दान-वस्तु

• anekāni: many
• anekāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थ/प्रकारवाचक (likewise)

• puṣpa-gṛhāṇi: flower-houses/flower rooms
• puṣpa-gṛhāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘flowers’ + ‘houses/rooms’); दान-वस्तु

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Deductive: a Purāṇic narrator/teacher within Brahmakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Temple courtyard: devotees present camphor-scented betel, heaps of flowers, rows of water vessels; a small flower-house/stand is installed near the sanctum for daily garlands.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting worship through simple, fragrant offerings and practical donations is praised as a direct form of devotional merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse describes general pūjā-supporting donations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donate camphor-betel, flowers, multiple water vessels, and facilities/stands for flower offerings (puṣpa-gṛha).