Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणीं ब्राह्मणं चैव पूजयित्वा यथाविधि । पुष्पैर्नानाविधैश्चैव गन्धधूपैः सुशोभनैः

Transliteration

brāhmaṇīṃ brāhmaṇaṃ caiva pūjayitvā yathāvidhi | puṣpairnānāvidhaiścaiva gandhadhūpaiḥ suśobhanaiḥ

Translation

Après avoir honoré comme il se doit, selon la règle, une brāhmaṇī et un brāhmaṇa, avec des fleurs de toutes sortes, ainsi qu’avec des parfums et des encens au doux arôme,

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणीम्: a Brahmin woman
• ब्राह्मणीम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणम्: a Brahmin man
• ब्राह्मणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having worshipped’

• यथा: according to
• यथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (as/according to)

• विधि: the prescribed rule
• विधि: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘यथाविधि’ = ‘विधिं यथा’ (as per rule)

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

• नानाविधैः: of many kinds
• नानाविधैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: नाना (various) + विध (kinds)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• गन्धधूपैः: with perfumes and incense
• गन्धधूपैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध + धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः: गन्धैः च धूपैः च (with perfumes and incense)

• सुशोभनैः: very splendid
• सुशोभनैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: सु (very) + शोभन (beautiful)

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual honoring of a brāhmaṇī and brāhmaṇa on the riverbank: garlands, trays of flowers, incense smoke curling upward, fragrant paste being offered, with a calm, rule-bound ceremonial order.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Brāhmaṇī
• Pūjā
• Gandha
• Dhūpa
• Revā (Narmadā) Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence toward the worthy (brāhmaṇas) and proper worship offerings are central pillars of tīrtha-based dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha setting of Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing brāhmaṇa/brāhmaṇī pūjā with flowers, perfumes, and incense according to scriptural procedure.