Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

पायसाद्यैर्मनुष्येन्द्र पयसा वा युधिष्ठिर । पिष्टदीपैः सुविमलैर्वर्धमानैर्मनोहरैः

Transliteration

pāyasādyairmanuṣyendra payasā vā yudhiṣṭhira | piṣṭadīpaiḥ suvimalairvardhamānairmanoharaiḥ

Translation

O Herr unter den Menschen, o Yudhiṣṭhira, (verehrt Hari) mit Gaben wie süßem Milchreis (Pāyasa) oder mit Milch, und mit reinen, makellosen Teiglampen, die an Glanz zunehmen und lieblich anzuschauen sind.

Word by Word

• पायसाद्यैः: with rice-pudding etc.
• पायसाद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पायसः आदयः येषु/पायसादयः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• मनुष्येन्द्र: O lord of men
• मनुष्येन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मनुष्याणाम् इन्द्रः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• पयसा: with milk
• पयसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• पिष्टदीपैः: with flour-lamps
• पिष्टदीपैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पिष्टेन निर्मितः दीपः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सुविमलैः: very pure
• सुविमलैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• वर्धमानैः: ever-increasing, auspicious
• वर्धमानैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्धमान (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रयोग)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (वर्धमान = ‘increasing/prosperous’ as adjective)

• मनोहरैः: charming
• मनोहरैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice) addressing Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (explicitly addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Platters of pāyasa and bowls of milk are offered before a Viṣṇu icon; rows of spotless dough-lamps glow, appearing ‘ever-increasing’ in number and radiance, reflecting on nearby water.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pure devotional worship expressed through simple, clean offerings (food and lamps) becomes a powerful means of merit and auspicious increase.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred region), framing worship practices within the Revā-tīrtha milieu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer pāyasa or milk and light pure dough-lamps (piṣṭadīpa) as part of Hari’s worship/nīrājana.