Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

स गच्छेत्परमं स्थानं वैष्णवं शैवमेव च । घृतेन पयसा वाथ दध्ना च मधुना तथा

Transliteration

sa gacchetparamaṃ sthānaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ śaivameva ca | ghṛtena payasā vātha dadhnā ca madhunā tathā

Translation

Dengan pemujaan demikian ia mencapai kediaman tertinggi—baik alam Vaiṣṇava maupun alam Śaiva. (Upacara dilakukan) dengan ghee, dengan susu, juga dengan dadih, serta dengan madu.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative, Singular)

• गच्छेत्: should go/attain
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन (he should go/attain)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative, Singular); विशेषण (स्थानम्)

• स्थानम्: abode, place
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative, Singular)

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava (of Viṣṇu)
• वैष्णवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative, Singular); विशेषण (स्थानम्)

• शैवम्: Śaiva (of Śiva)
• शैवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative, Singular); विशेषण (स्थानम्)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (restrictive particle)

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

• घृतेन: with ghee
• घृतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (Instrumental, Singular)

• पयसा: with milk
• पयसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (Instrumental, Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle: or)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक/प्रारम्भार्थक अव्यय (then/next)

• दध्ना: with curd
• दध्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (Instrumental, Singular)

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

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (Instrumental, Singular)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (thus/likewise)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Revākhaṇḍa Purāṇic narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mārkaṇḍeśvara-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Offerings of ghee, milk, curd, and honey are arranged before the deity; the devotee performs worship that promises entry into both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva supreme realms.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship with pure offerings leads to the highest spiritual attainment, harmonizing Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva ideals.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Revā (Narmadā) and her tīrthas in the Revākhaṇḍa of the Avantīkhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship using auspicious, pure substances—ghee, milk, curd, and honey—as offerings.