Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

सुरभीणि च पुष्पाणि गन्धवस्त्राणि दापयेत् । दीपं धान्यं गृहं शुभ्रं सर्वोपस्करसंयुतम्

Transliteration

surabhīṇi ca puṣpāṇi gandhavastrāṇi dāpayet | dīpaṃ dhānyaṃ gṛhaṃ śubhraṃ sarvopaskarasaṃyutam

Translation

Hendaknya dipersembahkan bunga-bunga harum, wewangian dan pakaian; demikian pula pelita, biji-bijian, serta rumah yang bersih dan suci, lengkap dengan segala keperluan.

Word by Word

• सुरभीणि: fragrant
• सुरभीणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (adjectival)

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

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• गन्धवस्त्राणि: perfumed garments
• गन्धवस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (gandhasya vastrāṇi)

• दापयेत्: should cause (them) to be given
• दापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/optative sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative: ‘cause to give’)

• दीपम्: a lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गृहम्: a house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• शुभ्रम्: white/clean
• शुभ्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying गृहम्)

• सर्वोपस्करसंयुतम्: furnished with all equipment
• सर्वोपस्करसंयुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उपस्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त; √युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-भावे विशेषणम्; ‘सर्वैः उपस्करैः संयुतम्’ (endowed with all furnishings)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (continuing dāna catalog)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇināga / Maṇināgeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (a king; addressed as ‘best of kings’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tīrtha-side pavilion near the Narmadā: devotees present fragrant flowers, perfume, folded garments, a lit oil-lamp, sacks of grain, and arrange a spotless guest-house with utensils and bedding for pilgrims and brāhmaṇas.

Characters & Entities

• dāna
• dīpa-dāna
• dhānya-dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Generosity expressed through life-supporting and devotional gifts is praised as dharmic conduct that increases merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Maṇināgeśvara in the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā tīrtha tradition).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform various forms of dāna—flowers, perfumes, clothing, lamps, grain, and even housing—offered in a proper charitable spirit.