Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

कर्पूरोशीरमिश्रेण मृगनाभियुतेन च । चन्दनेन सुगन्धेन पूज्यं संपूजयेत्ततः

Transliteration

karpūrośīramiśreṇa mṛganābhiyutena ca | candanena sugandhena pūjyaṃ saṃpūjayettataḥ

Translation

随后应以芬芳檀香供奉可敬之主——檀香调和樟脑与乌尸罗（uśīra），并复合麝香——以此圆满礼拜。

Word by Word

• कर्पूरोशीरमिश्रेण: with a mixture of camphor and uśīra (vetiver)
• कर्पूरोशीरमिश्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्पूर + उशीर + मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd); एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) द्रव्यस्य; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कर्पूरेण उशीरेण च मिश्रः = mixed with camphor and vetiver)

• मृगनाभियुतेन: combined with musk
• मृगनाभियुतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृगनाभि + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मृगनाभिना युतः = combined with musk)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• चन्दनेन: with sandalwood
• चन्दनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd); एकवचन

• सुगन्धेन: fragrant
• सुगन्धेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) चन्दनेन/द्रव्येण

• पूज्यम्: the worship-worthy (deity)
• पूज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; पूज् धातु → यत्/ण्यत् कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• संपूजयेत्: should worship fully
• संपूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → सम् + पूजय (णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (काल/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (thereafter)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somnātha at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest grinds sandalwood on a stone slab, mixing camphor crystals, vetiver essence, and musk; the paste is offered to the Somnātha liṅga with careful hand-gestures; garlands and lamps frame the sanctum, and devotees watch in silent concentration.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Refined offerings symbolize inner refinement—purity, devotion, and attentiveness in worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, presenting an idealized standard of pūjā for the local Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Apply and offer fragrant sandalwood paste mixed with camphor, uśīra (vetiver), and musk as part of pūjā.