Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

उपविष्टे सभायां तु पूजां कृत्वा यथाविधि । वन्यैर्धान्यैः फलैर्मूलै रसैश्चैव पृथग्विधैः

Transliteration

upaviṣṭe sabhāyāṃ tu pūjāṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhi | vanyairdhānyaiḥ phalairmūlai rasaiścaiva pṛthagvidhaiḥ

Translation

فلما جلس في المجلس أقاموا العبادة على وفق السنّة، وقرّبوا حبوبَ البرّية، والثمارَ، والجذورَ، وعصائرَ شتّى الأنواع.

Word by Word

• upaviṣṭe: when seated
• upaviṣṭe: Adhikarana (Temporal locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa+viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि), सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘when (he) had sat’/‘in the seated (state)’

• sabhāyām: in the assembly hall
• sabhāyām: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (अन्वय/विरोध)

• pūjām: worship; honoring
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Verbal adjunct/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल; ‘having done’

• yathāvidhi: according to the prescribed rite
• yathāvidhi: Kriya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + vidhi (अव्यय + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययार्थे (‘according to rule’)

• vanyaiḥ: with wild/forest (items)
• vanyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; ‘forest-produced’ (विशेषण)

• dhānyaiḥ: with grains
• dhānyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• phalaiḥ: with fruits
• phalaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• mūlaiḥ: with roots
• mūlaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• rasaiḥ: with juices; drinks
• rasaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात

• pṛthagvidhaiḥ: of different kinds
• pṛthagvidhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pṛthag + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समास: पृथक्+विध (‘of various kinds’)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) context

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An assembly hall in a hermitage: the guest is seated; attendants perform worship with leaf-bowls of forest grains, fruits, roots, and earthen cups of fresh juices; smoke of mild incense and a small fire altar nearby.

Characters & Entities

• sabhā
• pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma does not depend on luxury: sincere, rule-based worship and hospitality can be fulfilled with simple forest offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-tīra āśrama setting, depicting the sacred ecology of the Narmadā region and its dhārmic lifestyle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā and guest-honoring performed yathā-vidhi, using available offerings such as grains, fruits, roots, and beverages.