Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21
Devanagari script
पुनश्च धूपदीपादीनुपचारान्प्रकल्पेत् । नृत्यवादित्रगीतादीन्यथावत्परिकल्पयेत्
Transliteration
punaśca dhūpadīpādīnupacārānprakalpet | nṛtyavāditragītādīnyathāvatparikalpayet
Translation
复次，应如法备办香、灯等诸供养（upacāra）。亦当依仪轨妥善安排舞蹈、器乐与歌咏等供奉。
Word by Word
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formपुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Coordination)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
धूप-दीप-आदीन्incense, lamps, and the like
धूप-दीप-आदीन्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootधूप (प्रातिपदिक) + दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural; द्वन्द्व-समासः (धूपः + दीपः) ‘etc.’ (आदि)
उपचारान्services/attendances (ritual offerings)
उपचारान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootउपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural
प्रकल्पेत्should arrange
प्रकल्पेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-कल्प् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; should arrange
नृत्य-वादित्र-गीत-आदीन्dance, instrumental music, singing, etc.
नृत्य-वादित्र-गीत-आदीन्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनृत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + गीत (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural; द्वन्द्व-समासः (नृत्य + वादित्र + गीत) ‘etc.’ (आदि)
यथावत्properly
यथावत्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथावत् (अव्यय)
Formरीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: properly/as prescribed)
परिकल्पयेत्should arrange
परिकल्पयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-कल्प् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; should arrange
Speaker
Unspecified in snippet (instructional narration within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A lit shrine with incense and lamps; in the mandapa, dancers perform while musicians play drums and strings, and singers render hymns before Śiva.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śiva (implicitly)FAQs
Devotion is expressed not only through offerings but also through sacred arts—music and dance become forms of worship.
No particular tīrtha is indicated; it describes general pūjā practice.
Perform upacāras like incense and lamps, and include devotional dance, instruments, and singing in a proper manner.