Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

मण्डपं ददृशे तत्र कृतं देवशिलोपरि । वस्त्रैः संवेष्टितं दिव्यं स्रङ्माल्यैरुपशोभितम्

Transliteration

maṇḍapaṃ dadṛśe tatra kṛtaṃ devaśilopari | vastraiḥ saṃveṣṭitaṃ divyaṃ sraṅmālyairupaśobhitam

Translation

Dort erblickte er einen Maṇḍapa, errichtet auf einem heiligen Stein, in kostbare Tücher gehüllt und schön geschmückt mit Girlanden und Blumenketten.

Word by Word

• मण्डपम्: pavilion
• मण्डपम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ददृशे: saw
• ददृशे: Kriya (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कृतम्: made/built
• कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of maṇḍapam)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; मण्डपम् इति कर्मणि विशेषणम्

• देवशिलायाम्: on the god-stone (sacred rock)
• देवशिलायाम्: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवशिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• उपरि: upon
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Spatial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition/adverb), अर्थः—ऊर्ध्वे/उपरि (upon)

• वस्त्रैः: with cloths
• वस्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• संवेष्टितम्: wrapped/enclosed
• संवेष्टितम्: Visheshana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वेष्ट् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; मण्डपम् इति विशेषणम्

• दिव्यम्: divine/splendid
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of maṇḍapam)

• स्रङ्माल्यैः: with garlands and wreaths
• स्रङ्माल्यैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रज् (प्रातिपदिक) + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; स्रक्/स्रजः + माल्यानि (garlands and floral ornaments)

• उपशोभितम्: adorned
• उपशोभितम्: Visheshana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; मण्डपम् इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine pavilion stands atop a sacred stone: wrapped in fine cloth, festooned with garlands and floral strings; priests prepare offerings while pilgrims gather, the river nearby reflecting the decorated canopy.

Characters & Entities

• maṇḍapa (pavilion)
• devaśilā (sacred stone)
• garlands

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer beauty in worship—cleanliness, cloth, and garlands—reflects inner reverence for the deity at a holy place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūlabheda-tīrtha, shown with a decorated worship pavilion and a sacred stone-shrine focus.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied pūjā preparations: setting up a maṇḍapa, adorning with cloth and garlands for deity worship.