Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

पुष्पैः फलैश्चन्दनाद्यैर्भोजनैर्विविधैरपि । शास्त्रेऽस्मिन्पूजिते देवाः पूजिता गुरवस्तथा

Transliteration

puṣpaiḥ phalaiścandanādyairbhojanairvividhairapi | śāstre'sminpūjite devāḥ pūjitā guravastathā

Translation

Mit Blumen, Früchten, Sandelholz und dergleichen, ja auch mit vielfältigen Speisen: Wird diese Schrift verehrt, so werden die Devas verehrt, und ebenso werden die Gurus verehrt.

Word by Word

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• चन्दनाद्यैः: with sandalwood and the like
• चन्दनाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दनादि (प्रातिपदिक; चन्दन + आदि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (चन्दनं आदिः येषां तैः)

• भोजनैः: with foods
• भोजनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (भोजनैः इति)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक-अव्यय (particle: ‘also/even’)

• शास्त्रे: in/with regard to the scripture
• शास्त्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शास्त्रे इति)

• पूजिते: when worshipped
• पूजिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘when (it is) worshipped’

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• पूजिताः: (are) worshipped/honored
• पूजिताः: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (देवाः इति)

• गुरवः: the teachers
• गुरवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘likewise’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Revā Khaṇḍa; traditionally Sūta-like narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A decorated pedestal holds the scripture; devotees offer flowers, fruits, sandal paste, and varied foods. In a symbolic overlay, devas receive the offerings and gurus are honored, showing equivalence of worship.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Devas
• Gurus

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring sacred scripture is equated with honoring the divine and the lineage of teachers—text-veneration becomes deity-veneration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadā/Revā is glorified through the worship of her māhātmya-śāstra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upacāra-pūjā of the scripture using flowers, fruits, sandalwood, and food offerings.