Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

चन्दनागरुतांबूलधूपसौमनसाञ्चिता । गृहीत्वा पुष्पधूपादि गता देवीप्रपूजने

Transliteration

candanāgarutāṃbūladhūpasaumanasāñcitā | gṛhītvā puṣpadhūpādi gatā devīprapūjane

Translation

Parée de santal, d’agaru, de bétel, d’encens et de fleurs odorantes, elle prit fleurs, encens et autres offrandes, puis alla accomplir le culte de la Déesse.

Word by Word

• चन्दनागरुताम्बूलधूपसौमनसाञ्चिता: adorned with sandal, agaru, betel, incense, and jasmine
• चन्दनागरुताम्बूलधूपसौमनसाञ्चिता: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्दन-अगरु-ताम्बूल-धूप-सौमनस-आञ्चिता (प्रातिपदिक; आञ्चिता = आ-√चि (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (समाहार/समुच्चयार्थ) बहुपदसमासः—चन्दनं च अगरु च ताम्बूलं च धूपः च सौमनसं च तैः आञ्चिता (adorned/provided with sandal, aloe-wood, betel, incense, and jasmine)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), परस्मैपद; पूर्वक्रिया (having taken)

• पुष्पधूपादि: flowers, incense, etc.
• पुष्पधूपादि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-धूप-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व/समाहारः—पुष्पं च धूपश्च आदि च (flowers, incense, etc.)

• गता: went
• गता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियापदवत्—गच्छितवती (went)

• देवीप्रपूजने: to/at the goddess’s worship
• देवीप्रपूजने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी-प्रपूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—देव्याः प्रपूजनम् (in the worship of the goddess)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden, fragrant with sandal and aguru, carries a tray of flowers and incense toward a Devī shrine; the air is thick with perfume and smoke, suggesting imminent pūjā.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is expressed through devotion: gathering pure offerings and approaching Devī with reverence is a hallmark of auspicious conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) region is the implied sacred setting of the Revā Khaṇḍa, though the verse highlights worship rather than naming a specific tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devī-pūjā with upacāras such as flowers (puṣpa), incense (dhūpa), sandalwood (candana), and related fragrant offerings.