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

Als er in der Versammlung Platz genommen hatte, vollzogen sie die Pūjā nach rechter Vorschrift und brachten Waldkörner, Früchte, Wurzeln und Säfte mancherlei Art dar.

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.