Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

एवं सम्पूज्य विधिवद्दद्यादर्घ्यं विधानतः । भूमिपुत्र महावीर्य स्वेदोद्भव पिनाकिनः

Transliteration

evaṃ sampūjya vidhivaddadyādarghyaṃ vidhānataḥ | bhūmiputra mahāvīrya svedodbhava pinākinaḥ

Translation

Habiendo adorado así conforme al rito, ofrézcase luego el arghya según la regla prescrita, diciendo: «¡Oh Hijo de la Tierra, oh de gran poder, oh nacido del sudor del Portador del Pināka (Śiva)!».

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• सम्पूज्य: having worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘सम्पूज्य’ = having duly worshipped

• विधिवत्: according to the rite
• विधिवत्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: according to rule)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya-offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• विधानतः: as prescribed
• विधानतः: Sambandha (Manner/standard/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतः (अव्यय; विधान + तस्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: in accordance with prescription)

• भूमिपुत्र: O son of Earth
• भूमिपुत्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• महावीर्य: O great-in-valour
• महावीर्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• स्वेदोद्भव: O sweat-born one
• स्वेदोद्भव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वेद-उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• पिनाकिनः: of the bearer of Pināka (Śiva)
• पिनाकिनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (possessive)

Speaker

Deductive: Narrative instruction within Revā Khaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (general)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, having finished petal worship, lifts a conch or arghya-vessel toward a red-hued Kuja icon; Śiva’s presence is suggested by a Pināka emblem; the rite occurs near sacred waters.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūmi-putra (Kuja)
• Pinākin (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual worship culminates in humble offering (arghya), acknowledging divine power and its Shaiva source.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa setting implies the sanctity of Revā’s region; the verse itself is a ritual step rather than a site eulogy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After completing the worship, offer arghya with prescribed method while addressing Kuja by epithets.