Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 128

Devanagari script

धूपदीपनैवेद्याद्यं संकल्प्य च यथाविधि । अर्घेणानेन देवेशं मन्त्रेणानेन शङ्करम्

Transliteration

dhūpadīpanaivedyādyaṃ saṃkalpya ca yathāvidhi | argheṇānena deveśaṃ mantreṇānena śaṅkaram

Translation

Nachdem er den Saṅkalpa gefasst und nach Vorschrift Räucherwerk, Lichter und Speiseopfer bereitet hatte, verehrte er den Herrn der Götter mit diesem Arghya und Śaṅkara mit diesem Mantra.

Word by Word

• dhūpa-dīpa-naivedya-ādyam: incense, lamp, offering, etc.
• dhūpa-dīpa-naivedya-ādyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + naivedya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; समासः—समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (धूपश्च दीपश्च नैवेद्यं च आदयः)

• saṃkalpya: having resolved/prepared
• saṃkalpya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-kḷp (धाातु) + lyap (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप् अव्ययकृदन्तः; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having resolved/arranged)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयबोधकः (conjunction)

• yathāvidhi: according to the prescribed rite
• yathāvidhi: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (according to rule)

• argheṇa: with arghya (offering)
• argheṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: argha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचनम्

• anena: with this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (pronoun: by/with this)

• deveśam: Lord of the gods
• deveśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• mantreṇa: with a mantra
• mantreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचनम्

• anena: with this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (pronoun: by/with this)

• śaṅkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṅkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee completes saṅkalpa, sets incense, lamps, and food offerings before the liṅga, then lifts an arghya vessel and recites a mantra while offering it to Śaṅkara.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śaṅkara)
• Deveśa
• Arghya
• Dhūpa
• Dīpa
• Naivedya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True worship unites inner intention (saṃkalpa) with outer offerings, sanctified by mantra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Śiva worship setting within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā pilgrimage landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform saṃkalpa, offer dhūpa-dīpa-naivedya, and present arghya to Śiva accompanied by a specific mantra.