Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 141

Devanagari script

अर्घ्यं दत्त्वा ततः पश्चात्करकं वारिपूरितम् । मधूकपात्रोपभृतं सहिरण्यं तु शक्तितः

Transliteration

arghyaṃ dattvā tataḥ paścātkarakaṃ vāripūritam | madhūkapātropabhṛtaṃ sahiraṇyaṃ tu śaktitaḥ

Translation

Nachdem man Arghya dargebracht hat, soll man sodann eine mit Wasser gefüllte Karaka (Kanne) darreichen, in ein Gefäß aus Madhūka-Holz gestellt und — nach eigener Kraft — zusammen mit Gold.

Word by Word

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya-offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive: having given)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/तदनन्तर (adverb: then/from that)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (afterwards)

• करकम्: a water-pot/vessel
• करकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• वारिपूरितम्: filled with water
• वारिपूरितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारि + पूरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) 'filled'; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः ('filled with water')

• मधूकपात्रोपभृतम्: provided in a madhūka-wood vessel
• मधूकपात्रोपभृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधूक + पात्र + उपभृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'brought/provided'; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (upabhṛta: 'provided with/in a madhūka-vessel')

• सहिरण्यम्: together with gold
• सहिरण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular); समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (saha-: 'together with gold')

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• शक्तितः: according to one’s capacity
• शक्तितः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: according to ability)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Following arghya, the devotee presents a water-filled karaka set in a madhūka-wood holder, with a small piece of gold/dakṣiṇā placed beside it, before the shrine or to a priest.

Characters & Entities

• arghya
• karaka (vessel)
• madhūka
• gold (hiraṇya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship is completed by generosity—offerings to support dharma are to be made according to one’s means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) sacred region forms the background; this verse focuses on a charitable rite rather than a named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After arghya, donate/present a water-filled karaka, set in a madhūka container, optionally with gold as per capacity.