Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

पुष्पैः सम्पूज्य देवेशं नैवेद्यं यः प्रदापयेत् । सोऽश्वमेधस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति पुष्कलम्

Transliteration

puṣpaiḥ sampūjya deveśaṃ naivedyaṃ yaḥ pradāpayet | so'śvamedhasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti puṣkalam

Translation

Wer den Herrn der Götter mit Blumen verehrt und ihm Speise als Naivedya darbringt, erlangt überreichen Verdienst—die gleiche Frucht wie beim Aśvamedha-Opfer.

Word by Word

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव) — gerund/absolutive; “having worshipped”

• देवेशम्: the Lord of gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमास (देवानाम् ईशः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (relative pronoun)

• प्रदापयेत्: should offer / should cause to be given
• प्रदापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त — Optative, 3rd person, Singular, causative (“cause to give/offer”)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (demonstrative)

• अश्वमेधस्य: of the Aśvamedha
• अश्वमेधस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 3rd person, Singular

• पुष्कलम्: abundant, great
• पुष्कलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying फलम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (unspecified)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers garlands and a platter of naivedya before a small sanctum or liṅga/viṣṇu icon near the river; priests hold lamps; the atmosphere is festive yet focused.

Characters & Entities

• Deveśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, sincere worship—flowers and a food-offering—can grant immense merit when done with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha connected with the Narmadā (Revā) sacred geography in Āvantya Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with flowers (puṣpa-pūjā) followed by offering naivedya to the deity.