Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

वस्त्राभरणताम्बूलपुष्पधूपविलेपनैः । अक्षये विष्णुलोकेऽसौ मोदते चरितव्रतः

Transliteration

vastrābharaṇatāmbūlapuṣpadhūpavilepanaiḥ | akṣaye viṣṇuloke'sau modate caritavrataḥ

Translation

Par des offrandes de vêtements, parures, bétel, fleurs, encens et onguents, cet observant—ayant accompli le vœu—se réjouit dans l’impérissable séjour de Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• वस्त्राभरणताम्बूलपुष्पधूपविलेपनैः: with garments, ornaments, betel, flowers, incense, and unguents
• वस्त्राभरणताम्बूलपुष्पधूपविलेपनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र + आभरण + ताम्बूल + पुष्प + धूप + विलेपन (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अक्षये: imperishable
• अक्षये: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying) विष्णुलोके

• विष्णुलोके: in Viṣṇu's world
• विष्णुलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• असौ: that person/he
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• चरितव्रतः: one who has observed the vow
• चरितव्रतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चरित + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying) असौ

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha / Devatīrtha context

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee presents neatly arranged offerings—folded garments, ornaments, betel leaves, garlands, incense, and fragrant paste—before Viṣṇu and/or honored brāhmaṇas; a radiant path symbolically opens toward Viṣṇu-loka.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Viṣṇuloka
• Vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through proper upacāras (ritual offerings) yields enduring spiritual fruit and divine proximity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider Narmadā sacred region context of the Revā Khaṇḍa, where such vrata-observance is praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering standard items of worship—clothes, ornaments, betel, flowers, incense, and fragrant pastes—as part of completing the vow.