Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
Devanagari script
धूपेनागुरुणा चैव पूजयेद्गौग्गु लेन च । वस्त्रैः सुकोमलैः शुभ्रैर्नानादेशसमुद्भवैः
Transliteration
dhūpenāguruṇā caiva pūjayedgauggu lena ca | vastraiḥ sukomalaiḥ śubhrairnānādeśasamudbhavaiḥ
Translation
当以香与沉香（aguru）并以古古罗香脂（guggulu）供养；又当奉上极其柔软洁白、来自诸方之衣。
Word by Word
धूपेनwith incense
धूपेन:
Karaṇa (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootधूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
अगुरुणाwith agaru (aloeswood)
अगुरुणा:
Karaṇa (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootअगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Nipāta (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)
पूजयेत्should worship
पूजयेत्:
Kriya (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative/benedictive), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
गुग्गुलेनwith guggulu (resin)
गुग्गुलेन:
Karaṇa (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootगुग्गुलु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)
वस्त्रैःwith garments
वस्त्रैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
सुकोमलैःvery soft
सुकोमलैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument - qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुकॊमल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; वस्त्रैः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण
शुभ्रैःwhite, bright
शुभ्रैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument - qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; वस्त्रैः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण
नानादेशसमुद्भवैःoriginating from various regions
नानादेशसमुद्भवैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument - qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootनाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्तार्थ)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नानादेशेभ्यः समुद्भवाः); वस्त्रैः इति विशेषण
Speaker
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Incense smoke curls upward in the sanctum; a priest waves dhūpa while attendants present aguru and guggulu; folded white garments from distant lands are placed before the deity.
Characters & Entities
R
Rukmiṇī (implied)D
Dvārakā (section context)FAQs
Purity and honor in worship are shown through fragrance (dhūpa) and clean offerings (white garments).
Dvārakā, as the ritual setting for devotion to Rukmiṇī, Kṛṣṇa’s beloved.
Pūjā with dhūpa, aguru, guggulu, and offering soft white garments as upacāras.