Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

विलेपनं च वस्त्राणि पुष्पाणि धूपदीपको । नैवेद्यानि मनोज्ञानि कंदमूलफलानि च

Transliteration

vilepanaṃ ca vastrāṇi puṣpāṇi dhūpadīpako | naivedyāni manojñāni kaṃdamūlaphalāni ca

Translation

他供奉涂身香膏与衣服、花鬘、香与灯火；又献上悦意的食供（naivedya）——根、块茎与诸果亦在其中。

Word by Word

• विलेपनम्: ointment/anointing substance
• विलेपनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• धूपदीपकः: incense and lamp (set)
• धूपदीपकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप + दीपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (धूपश्च दीपकश्च)

• नैवेद्यानि: food offerings
• नैवेद्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• मनोज्ञानि: pleasing/delightful
• मनोज्ञानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (नैवेद्यानि इत्यस्य)

• कंदमूलफलानि: bulbs, roots, and fruits
• कंदमूलफलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्द + मूल + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (कन्दानि च मूलानि च फलानि च)

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (pūjā-upacāra practice)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa) in the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A neatly arranged pūjā: unguent bowls, folded cloth, garlands, incense smoke curling upward, lamps glowing, and a tray of roots, tubers, and fruits offered as naivedya before the deity.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti becomes tangible through upacāras—simple, pure offerings made with reverence are honored in worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā sacred setting of the chapter, where worship is performed as part of the tīrtha observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering standard pūjā items: anointing paste, cloth, flowers, incense, lamp, and naivedya including roots/tubers and fruits.