Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 175

Devanagari script

देवदारुं च दहतो भवत्यन्नमथाक्षयम् । विलेपनं कुंकुमेन सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

devadāruṃ ca dahato bhavatyannamathākṣayam | vilepanaṃ kuṃkumena sarvakāmaphalapradam

Translation

دیودارو جلانے والے کے لیے اناج کبھی ختم نہیں ہوتا۔ اور کُنکُم (زعفران) کا لیپ کرنا تمام مطلوبہ مقاصد کے پھل عطا کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• देवदारुम्: deodar (cedar) wood
• देवदारुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

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

• दहतः: of (one) burning
• दहतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of one who burns’

• भवति: becomes, arises
• भवति: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृ/प्रथमा (result as subject)

• अथ: then, moreover
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (then/now; particle)

• अक्षयम्: inexhaustible
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of अन्नम्)

• विलेपनम्: smearing, anointment
• विलेपनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृ/प्रथमा (topic/subject)

• कुंकुमेन: with saffron/kuṅkuma
• कुंकुमेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुंकुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण

• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: granting the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां कामानां फलप्रदम्) विशेषण (of विलेपनम्)

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (akṣaya-anna and sarva-kāma phala)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shrine bathed in golden light: devadāru incense burns, suggesting evergreen abundance; the deity is anointed with bright red kuṅkuma, while baskets of grain symbolize akṣaya-anna and fulfilled aims.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Devadāru
• Kuṅkuma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-centered worship is portrayed as sustaining life itself—food, fulfillment, and stability flow from reverent offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, as a sacred setting where such Sūrya-oriented rites bear exceptional fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Burn devadāru as dhūpa; apply kuṅkuma as a sacred anointment (vilepana).