Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

दिव्यनेत्रधरो भूत्वा त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । दध्ना मधुघृतैर्देवं पयसा नर्मदोदकैः

Transliteration

divyanetradharo bhūtvā trailokye sacarācare | dadhnā madhughṛtairdevaṃ payasā narmadodakaiḥ

Translation

Mit göttlichem Blick begabt über die drei Welten, das Bewegte und Unbewegte, badet der Verehrer den Herrn mit Dickmilch, Honig und Ghee, mit Milch und mit den Wassern der Narmadā.

Word by Word

• दिव्यनेत्रधरः: one who bears divine eyes
• दिव्यनेत्रधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + नेत्र + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; समासः: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (‘दिव्ये नेत्रे धारयति’)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त — gerund: ‘having become’

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative singular; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयो लोकाः)

• सचराचरे: with the moving and the unmoving (all beings)
• सचराचरे: Adhikarana (Qualifier of location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative singular; द्वन्द्व-समासः (चर + अचर)

• दध्ना: with curd
• दध्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental singular

• मधुघृतैः: with honey and ghee
• मधुघृतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental plural; द्वन्द्व-समासः (मधु च घृतं च)

• देवम्: the deity (God)
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular

• पयसा: with milk
• पयसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental singular

• नर्मदोदकैः: with the waters of the Narmadā
• नर्मदोदकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नर्मदायाः उदकानि)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant abhiṣeka scene: the deity in sanctum receives streams of curd, honey, ghee, milk, and Narmadā water; the devotee’s eyes are shown with a subtle divine glow, and the three worlds are hinted as a cosmic backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Deva (deity)
• Abhiṣeka items (dadhi, madhu, ghṛta, payas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional abhiṣeka at a sacred river-tīrtha is celebrated as a means to refined perception and spiritual elevation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā (Revā) sacred waters and the associated temple of the Lord in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka/snapana using curd, honey, ghee, milk, and Narmadā water.