Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

मधुनेक्षुरसेनैव कुंकुमेन विलेपयेत् । कर्पूरोशीरमिश्रेण मृगनाभियुतेन च

Transliteration

madhunekṣurasenaiva kuṃkumena vilepayet | karpūrośīramiśreṇa mṛganābhiyutena ca

Translation

وہ (دیوتا کو) شہد اور گنے کے رس سے، اور زعفران سے لیپ کرے؛ نیز کافور اور اُشیر کے آمیزے میں مُشک (مِرگ نابھی) ملا کر بھی تیلہ کرے۔

Word by Word

• मधु: with honey
• मधु: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम् (समासपूर्वपद)

• इक्षुरसेन: with sugarcane-juice
• इक्षुरसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षु (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इक्षोः रसः)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only/indeed)

• कुङ्कुमेन: with saffron
• कुङ्कुमेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुङ्कुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्

• विलेपयेत्: should anoint/smear
• विलेपयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√लिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• कर्पूरोशीरमिश्रेण: with a mixture of camphor and uśīra
• कर्पूरोशीरमिश्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक) + उशीर (प्रातिपदिक) + मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थे (कर्पूर-उशीरयोः मिश्रः = mixture of camphor and uśīra)

• मृगनाभियुतेन: mixed with musk
• मृगनाभियुतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृगनाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्; तृतीया-सम्बन्धे विशेषणम् (mṛganābhi-yuta = endowed with musk)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (addressing Mahādevī within the section’s dialogue-frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A addressed female interlocutor (bhāminī) within the Prabhāsa-mahātmya dialogue frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest-devotee anoints the deity with honey and sugarcane-juice, then applies saffron paste; nearby are bowls of camphor, uśīra (vetiver) and musk, with lamps and conch at a coastal shrine setting of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṃkuma
• Karpūra
• Uśīra
• Mṛganābhi
• Janārdana/Viṣṇu (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through refined offerings: fragrant, pure substances symbolize inner sweetness and reverence in tīrtha-worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa-kṣetra worship-context where Viṣṇu (Talasvāmin/Janārdana) is honored with detailed pūjā upacāras.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform anulepana (anointing) using honey, sugarcane juice, saffron, and a mixture of camphor, uśīra (vetiver), and musk.