Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 155

Devanagari script

उपानद्युगलैश्छत्रैः कण्ठसूत्रैः सकण्ठिकैः । कटकैरङ्गुलीयैश्च शयनीयैः शुभास्तृतैः

Transliteration

upānadyugalaiśchatraiḥ kaṇṭhasūtraiḥ sakaṇṭhikaiḥ | kaṭakairaṅgulīyaiśca śayanīyaiḥ śubhāstṛtaiḥ

Translation

Avec des paires de sandales, des ombrelles, des cordons de cou munis de pendeloques, des bracelets et des bagues, et des lits garnis de couvertures de bon augure—par de telles offrandes qu’on honore le Couple divin/l’image sacrée.

Word by Word

• upānad: sandals/shoes
• upānad: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upānah (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिकरूप (समासपूर्वपदम्)

• yugalaiḥ: with pairs
• yugalaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yugala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचनम्; upānad-yugala (pair of sandals) as instrumental plural in list

• chatraiḥ: with umbrellas
• chatraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचनम्

• kaṇṭhasūtraiḥ: with neck-threads/necklaces
• kaṇṭhasūtraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + sūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः: कण्ठस्य सूत्रम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचनम्

• sakaṇṭhikaiḥ: together with pendants/lockets
• sakaṇṭhikaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (सह/सहित) + kaṇṭhikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचनम्; ‘सहित’ उपपदपूर्वक विशेषणम् (qualifying kaṇṭhasūtraiḥ)

• kaṭakaiḥ: with bracelets/bangles
• kaṭakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचनम्

• aṅgulīyaiḥ: with rings
• aṅgulīyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgulīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• śayanīyaiḥ: with beds/bedding items
• śayanīyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayanīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचनम्

• śubhāstṛtaiḥ: well-spread/covered with auspicious (cloths)
• śubhāstṛtaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + āstṛta (√स्तृ धातु + क्त)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः: शुभैः आस्तृतानि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (śayanīyaiḥ)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mādhūkāvāsa (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Offerings arranged in orderly rows: a pair of sandals, a parasol, necklaces with pendants, bracelets and rings, and a neatly made bed with auspicious coverings placed near the shrine as symbolic service to the deity.

Characters & Entities

• ritual offerings
• ornaments
• śayanīya (bed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship includes tangible service—offering comfort and dignity through gifts symbolizes surrender and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā Khaṇḍa glorifies Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas; this verse supports that pilgrimage-dharma through prescribed offerings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A set of upacāras/dāna items: sandals, parasol, neck-ornaments, bracelets, rings, and a well-prepared bed.