Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

अर्घं दत्त्वा विधानेन रक्तचन्दनवारिणा । रक्तपुष्पसमाकीर्णं तिलतंदुलमिश्रितम्

Transliteration

arghaṃ dattvā vidhānena raktacandanavāriṇā | raktapuṣpasamākīrṇaṃ tilataṃdulamiśritam

Translation

Après avoir offert l’arghya selon le rite avec de l’eau parfumée au santal rouge, (qu’on l’offre) parsemé de fleurs rouges et mêlé de sésame et de grains de riz.

Word by Word

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

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having given’

• विधानेन: by the prescribed procedure
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण

• रक्तचन्दनवारिणा: with water (mixed) with red sandal
• रक्तचन्दनवारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त-चन्दन-वारि (प्रातिपदिक; रक्तं चन्दनं यस्मिन् तत् वारि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण

• रक्तपुष्पसमाकीर्णम्: strewn with red flowers
• रक्तपुष्पसमाकीर्णम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त-पुष्प-समाकीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; रक्तैः पुष्पैः समाकीर्ण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; अर्घं/द्रव्यं विशेषयति

• तिलतण्डुलमिश्रितम्: mixed with sesame and rice-grains
• तिलतण्डुलमिश्रितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिल-तण्डुल-मिश्रित (प्रातिपदिक; तिलैः तण्डुलैः च मिश्रित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; अर्घं/द्रव्यं विशेषयति

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha context (general)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A copper arghya vessel holds reddish-tinted water from rakta-candana; red flowers float on the surface; sesame and rice grains are visible; the offering is raised toward Kuja’s icon near a river ghāṭ.

Characters & Entities

• Arghya
• Rakta-candana
• Tila
• Taṇḍula

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offerings become sacred when made exactly as enjoined, with purity of substance and intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of Revā Khaṇḍa’s dharma instruction; it does not name a specific tīrtha within the snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare arghya using red-sandal water, red flowers, and a mixture of sesame and rice grains, and offer it विधिवत्.