Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

चंदनैः कुसुमैरन्यैर्दत्त्वा चार्घ्यं स विष्णवे । प्रददौ विष्णवे प्रीत्या पुरो डाशादिकं हविः

Transliteration

caṃdanaiḥ kusumairanyairdattvā cārghyaṃ sa viṣṇave | pradadau viṣṇave prītyā puro ḍāśādikaṃ haviḥ

Translation

Après avoir offert du santal, des fleurs et d’autres présents auspicieux, et présenté l’arghya à Viṣṇu, il Lui offrit avec joie l’oblation (havis), à commencer par le puroḍāśa, le gâteau sacrificiel.

Word by Word

• चन्दनैः: with sandalwood
• चन्दनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• कुसुमैः: with flowers
• कुसुमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अन्यैः: with other (flowers)
• अन्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (कुसुमैः इत्यस्य)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya-offering (water/oblation of respect)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• विष्णवे: to Vishnu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• प्रददौ: he offered/gave
• प्रददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्णवे: to Vishnu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रीत्या: with devotion/joy
• प्रीत्या: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतौ/भावे (as cause/manner)

• पुरः: first; in front
• पुरः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गार्थ-क्रियाविशेषण (in front/first)

• डाशादिकम्: (food) such as cakes (ḍāśa) etc.
• डाशादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: डाश + आदि (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (डाशः आदिः यस्य तत्/डाशादि)

• हविः: oblation; sacrificial offering
• हविः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (कर्मरूपे); वैदिक-शब्द

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra / Setubandha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ) addressed in narration

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mudgala performs a Viṣṇu-yajña: sandal paste and flowers are offered, ārghya is presented, and a puroḍāśa-like havis is reverently placed before Viṣṇu.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion becomes complete when reverence (arghya) and sincere offering (havis) are given with joy and purity of intent to the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This occurs in the Setukhaṇḍa (Setu Māhātmya), associated with Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred geography, though this verse focuses on the yajña act itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya, and presenting havis such as puroḍāśa (sacrificial cake) to Viṣṇu as part of a yajña.