Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

विशेषतः प्रदातव्यं तांबूलं कज्जलं तथा । दुकूलानि च देयानि तथा कौसुंभकानि च

Transliteration

viśeṣataḥ pradātavyaṃ tāṃbūlaṃ kajjalaṃ tathā | dukūlāni ca deyāni tathā kausuṃbhakāni ca

Translation

尤当布施檳榔葉與檳榔（tāmbūla），并施眼膏（kajjala）。亦应施与精美衣服，包含染成库孙婆色（kusumbha，藏红花色）之布。

Word by Word

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-viseshana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: especially)

• प्रदातव्यम्: should be given
• प्रदातव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerundive/obligatory); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (impersonal: ‘is to be given’)

• ताम्बूलम्: betel (leaf/quid)
• ताम्बूलम्: Karma (Item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (as item to be given)

• कज्जलम्: collyrium/soot (kohl)
• कज्जलम्: Karma (Item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कज्जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Samucchaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक (also/likewise)

• दुकूलानि: fine garments
• दुकूलानि: Karma (Items)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुकूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• देयानि: are to be given
• देयानि: Kriya (Obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: यत्/अनीयर्-भावे ‘देय’ (Gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (agreeing with ‘दुकूलानि’)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Samucchaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थक

• कौसुम्भकानि: saffron-dyed garments/cloths
• कौसुम्भकानि: Karma (Items)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौसुम्भक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor presents betel leaves and areca, a small kajjala container, and folded fine cloth—some saffron-dyed—to a brāhmaṇa after rites, with ritual plates and lamps nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Dāna (gifts)
• Tāmbūla
• Kajjala
• Dukūla
• Kausumbha cloth

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is expressed through thoughtful giving—supporting ritual guests with items of daily and sacred value.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s holy setting in Adhyāya 13, where post-bath śrāddha and dāna are prescribed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give specific dānas: tāmbūla, kajjala, fine cloth, and saffron-dyed garments.