Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 177

Devanagari script

रक्तचन्दनलेपेन सर्वं दद्याद्दिवाकरः । अपि रोगशतैर्ग्रस्तः क्षेममारोग्यमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

raktacandanalepena sarvaṃ dadyāddivākaraḥ | api rogaśatairgrastaḥ kṣemamārogyamāpnuyāt

Translation

Nhờ xức đàn hương đỏ, Divākara (Thần Mặt Trời) ban cho mọi điều. Dẫu bị trăm thứ bệnh hành hạ, người ấy vẫn được an ổn và khỏe mạnh.

Word by Word

• रक्तचन्दनलेपेन: by the paste/anointing of red sandalwood
• रक्तचन्दनलेपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त + चन्दन + लेप (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (रक्तचन्दनस्य लेपः) करण

• सर्वम्: everything, all (benefits)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• दद्यात्: would give, would bestow
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिवाकरः: the Sun
• दिवाकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्ता

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपवाद-अव्यय (even/also)

• रोगशतैः: with hundreds of diseases
• रोगशतैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग + शत (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रोगाणां शतानि) करण/हेतु (by/with hundreds of diseases)

• ग्रस्तः: afflicted, seized
• ग्रस्तः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of implied person)

• क्षेमम्: well-being, safety
• क्षेमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• आप्नुयात्: may attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee afflicted with illness offers red sandal paste to a radiant Sūrya icon; rays descend like blessings; attendants hold medicinal herbs and water vessels; the atmosphere suggests recovery and protection.

Characters & Entities

• Divākara
• Sūrya
• Raktacandana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is described as restorative—devotional acts are celebrated as a path to kṣema (well-being) and ārogya (health).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Sūrya-related observances are extolled for powerful results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Apply (lepa) red sandalwood paste as a sacred anointment in Sūrya worship.