Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

गन्धपुष्पैस्तथा धूपैर्वस्त्रालङ्कारभूषणैः । पताकैश्चामरैश्छत्रैर्जयशब्दादिमंगलैः

Transliteration

gandhapuṣpaistathā dhūpairvastrālaṅkārabhūṣaṇaiḥ | patākaiścāmaraiśchatrairjayaśabdādimaṃgalaiḥ

Translation

Mit Düften und Blumen, mit Weihrauch, mit Gewändern und Schmuck; mit Fahnen, Yakschweif-Fächern und Schirmen, und mit glückverheißenden Riten, die mit Siegesrufen beginnen—(verehrte er).

Word by Word

• गन्धपुष्पैः: with perfumes and flowers
• गन्धपुष्पैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध-पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (‘गन्धैः पुष्पैः च’)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also/likewise)

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• वस्त्रालङ्कारभूषणैः: with garments, ornaments, and decorations
• वस्त्रालङ्कारभूषणैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र-अलङ्कार-भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः समाहार-द्वन्द्व (‘वस्त्रैः अलङ्कारैः भूषणैः च’)

• पताकैः: with banners
• पताकैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पताका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अमरैः: with immortals (lit.) / (contextually redundant)
• अमरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘अमर’ here = fly-whisk (चामर) by context? (but next word चामरैः)

• चामरैः: with yak-tail fans
• चामरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• छत्रैः: with umbrellas
• छत्रैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• जयशब्दादिमंगलैः: with auspicious rites such as cries of victory
• जयशब्दादिमंगलैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय-शब्द-आदि-मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘जयशब्दः आदिः येषां तानि मङ्गलानि’)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aṅkūreśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A festive consecration: attendants bring perfumes, garlands, incense; cloth and ornaments are offered; banners rise; cāmara and chatra wave; the air rings with ‘jaya’ cries and auspicious rites around the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Aṅkūreśvara (implied)
• Pūjā-upacāras (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expresses itself through respectful, beautiful offerings—external worship supporting inner reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship is part of the Aṅkūreśvara Tīrtha consecration and celebration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A full pūjā with standard upacāras: gandha, puṣpa, dhūpa, vastra, ābharaṇa, patākā, cāmara, chatra, and maṅgala-jaya proclamations.