Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

गन्धैः पुष्पैस्तथा धूपैर्दीपनैवेद्यशोभनैः । पूजयित्वा जगन्नाथं ततो मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्

Transliteration

gandhaiḥ puṣpaistathā dhūpairdīpanaivedyaśobhanaiḥ | pūjayitvā jagannāthaṃ tato mantramudīrayet

Translation

Avec parfums, fleurs, encens, lampes et belles offrandes de nourriture—ayant adoré Jagannātha, le Seigneur de l’univers, qu’il récite ensuite le mantra.

Word by Word

• गन्धैः: with fragrances
• गन्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (and also/likewise)

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दीपनैवेद्यशोभनैः: with lamps, food-offerings, and adornments
• दीपनैवेद्यशोभनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप + नैवेद्य + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः—दीपानि च नैवेद्यानि च शोभनानि (उपचाराः) च, तैः

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘पूजयित्’ (causative/णिच् stem) + त्वा (having worshipped)

• जगन्नाथम्: the Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—जगतः नाथः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequencing/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• मन्त्रम्: the mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उदीरयेत्: should recite/utter
• उदीरयेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + ईर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sūryamandira (Revā context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpasattama (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a glowing sanctum: deity (Sūrya as radiant lord) adorned with garlands; devotees offer sandal paste, flowers, incense smoke curls, bright oil lamps, and a platter of naivedya; after offerings, the priest/devotee recites mantra with raised hand in japa-mudrā.

Characters & Entities

• Jagannātha (epithet: Lord of the Universe)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer offerings (upacāras) prepare the mind; mantra then seals worship with focused remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A temple setting within the Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage narrative; the emphasis is on proper worship at the sacred locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā using gandha, puṣpa, dhūpa, dīpa, and naivedya, and then recite the prescribed mantra.