Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

हरेर्भागवता भूत्वा तुलसीकाष्ठचन्दनम् । नार्पयति सदा विष्णोर्न ते भागवताः कलौ

Transliteration

harerbhāgavatā bhūtvā tulasīkāṣṭhacandanam | nārpayati sadā viṣṇorna te bhāgavatāḥ kalau

Translation

Kahit tawagin ng isa ang sarili na deboto ni Hari, kung hindi niya palaging iniaalay kay Viṣṇu ang paste ng sandal na mula sa kahoy ng tulasī, hindi siya tunay na Bhāgavata sa Panahon ng Kali.

Word by Word

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भागवतः: a devotee (bhāgavata)
• भागवतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) √भू; अव्यय-भाव (indeclinable verbal)

• तुलसीकाष्ठचन्दनम्: tulasī-wood sandal (paste)
• तुलसीकाष्ठचन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुलसी-काष्ठ-चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अर्पयति: offers/presents
• अर्पयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• विष्णोः: to/for Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sampradana (Recipient as genitive/सम्प्रदान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• भागवताः: devotees (bhāgavatas)
• भागवताः: Karta (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय (predicate noun)

• कलौ: in Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive: narrative voice of the Dvārakā Māhātmya (commonly Sūta relating the māhātmya to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two figures contrasted: one loudly proclaiming devotion without offerings, another quietly presenting tulasī-candana to Viṣṇu daily; the latter is shown bathed in steady light.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Viṣṇu
• Bhāgavata
• Kali-yuga
• Tulasī
• Candana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti is verified by consistent devotional practice; outward identity as a devotee is secondary to regular offerings made with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s Vaiṣṇava devotional norms are being taught, framed as guidance for Kali-yuga practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regularly offer tulasī-wood candana to Viṣṇu as a key upacāra of Bhāgavata conduct.