Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

पुष्पैः सम्पूज्य देवेशं नैवेद्यं यः प्रदापयेत् । सोऽश्वमेधस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति पुष्कलम्

Transliteration

puṣpaiḥ sampūjya deveśaṃ naivedyaṃ yaḥ pradāpayet | so'śvamedhasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti puṣkalam

Translation

Celui qui vénère le Seigneur des dieux avec des fleurs et lui présente une offrande de nourriture en naivedya obtient un mérite surabondant—le fruit même du sacrifice de l’Aśvamedha.

Word by Word

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव) — gerund/absolutive; “having worshipped”

• देवेशम्: the Lord of gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमास (देवानाम् ईशः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (relative pronoun)

• प्रदापयेत्: should offer / should cause to be given
• प्रदापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त — Optative, 3rd person, Singular, causative (“cause to give/offer”)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (demonstrative)

• अश्वमेधस्य: of the Aśvamedha
• अश्वमेधस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 3rd person, Singular

• पुष्कलम्: abundant, great
• पुष्कलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying फलम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (unspecified)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers garlands and a platter of naivedya before a small sanctum or liṅga/viṣṇu icon near the river; priests hold lamps; the atmosphere is festive yet focused.

Characters & Entities

• Deveśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, sincere worship—flowers and a food-offering—can grant immense merit when done with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha connected with the Narmadā (Revā) sacred geography in Āvantya Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with flowers (puṣpa-pūjā) followed by offering naivedya to the deity.