Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

धूपं दीपं फलं दद्यात्पुष्पैर्नानाविधैः किल । पूजितो हनुमानेव ददाति तस्य वांछितम्

Transliteration

dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ phalaṃ dadyātpuṣpairnānāvidhaiḥ kila | pūjito hanumāneva dadāti tasya vāṃchitam

Translation

พึงถวายธูป ประทีป ผลไม้ และดอกไม้นานาชนิดเป็นเครื่องบูชา ครั้นบูชาพระหนุมานแล้ว พระองค์เท่านั้นประทานสิ่งอันผู้บูชาปรารถนา

Word by Word

• धूपम्: incense
• धूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• दीपम्: lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

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

• नाना-विधैः: of various kinds
• नाना-विधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पुष्पैः)

• किल: indeed/it is said
• किल: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अर्थे—खलु/इति प्रसिद्धम्

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे विशेषणम् (हनुमान्)

• हनुमान्: Hanumān
• हनुमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that person
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन, पुं/नपुंसक (contextual)

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (boon/thing)
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; वाञ्छ् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive: Sūta (instructional narration) in Hanumān-upāsanā context

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee before a Hanumān mūrti offers incense smoke, a bright oil lamp, fruits, and a garland of mixed flowers; Hanumān stands in añjali or holding a gadā, radiating protective grace.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• dhūpa
• dīpa
• puṣpa
• phala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, sincere offerings made with devotion are powerful; Hanumān is portrayed as swiftly granting rightful desires to devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is a general prescription for Hanumān worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer dhūpa (incense), dīpa (lamp), phala (fruit), and many kinds of flowers in Hanumān pūjā.