Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

प्रियया श्रीतुलस्या वै श्रीमत्कृष्णमपूजयन् । धूपैर्नीराजनैर्दिव्यैः कर्पूरैश्च पृथक्पृथक्

Transliteration

priyayā śrītulasyā vai śrīmatkṛṣṇamapūjayan | dhūpairnīrājanairdivyaiḥ karpūraiśca pṛthakpṛthak

Translation

Sinamba nila ang maluwalhating Kṛṣṇa kasama ang minamahal na banal na Tulasī, at hiwa-hiwalay na inihandog ang makalangit na insenso, mga ilaw ng ārati, at kamper.

Word by Word

• प्रियया: with (his) beloved
• प्रियया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रीतुलस्या: with auspicious Tulasi
• श्रीतुलस्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + तुलसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘श्री’ इति विशेषणपूर्वपदः

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• श्रीमत्कृष्णम्: the glorious Krishna
• श्रीमत्कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमत् + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘श्रीमत्’ इति विशेषण

• अपूजयन्: they worshipped
• अपूजयन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (पूजायाम्)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• नीराजनैः: with waving lights (ārati)
• नीराजनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीराजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कर्पूरैः: with camphor
• कर्पूरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā Kṛṣṇa-ārati and Tulasī-sevā

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Worshippers offer fresh tulasī leaves at Kṛṣṇa’s feet; then wave incense and lamps in ārati; camphor flame burns bright, illuminating Kṛṣṇa’s face and ornaments in the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Tulasī
• Dhūpa
• Nīrājana (Ārati)
• Karpūra (camphor)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, pure offerings—especially Tulasī—are supremely प्रिय (dear) to the Lord when offered with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa’s worship is depicted with classical Vaiṣṇava upacāras.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering Tulasī, incense (dhūpa), ārati (nīrājana), and camphor as distinct components of pūjā.