Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 171

Devanagari script

पञ्चगव्यघृतक्षीरैर्दधिक्षौद्रघृतैर्जलैः । गन्धमाल्यादिधूपैश्च नैवेद्यैश्च सुशोभनैः

Transliteration

pañcagavyaghṛtakṣīrairdadhikṣaudraghṛtairjalaiḥ | gandhamālyādidhūpaiśca naivedyaiśca suśobhanaiḥ

Translation

パンチャガヴャ（五牛聖品）、ギーと乳、凝乳、蜂蜜、ギーと清水をもって、さらに香、花鬘、薫香、そして麗しき食物の供物をもって——

Word by Word

• पञ्चगव्यघृतक्षीरैः: with pañcagavya, ghee, and milk
• पञ्चगव्यघृतक्षीरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चगव्य + घृत + क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective): पञ्चगव्यं च घृतं च क्षीरं च

• दधिक्षौद्रघृतैः: with curd, honey, and ghee
• दधिक्षौद्रघृतैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि + क्षौद्र + घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व: दधि च क्षौद्रं च घृतं च

• जलैः: with waters
• जलैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• गन्धमाल्यादिधूपैः: with incense etc. (perfumes, garlands, etc.)
• गन्धमाल्यादिधूपैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध + माल्य + आदि + धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: (गन्ध-माल्य-आदि) धूपाः = perfumes, garlands, etc. (as) incense/offerings

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• नैवेद्यैः: with food offerings
• नैवेद्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सुशोभनैः: very splendid, beautiful
• सुशोभनैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुशोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying नैवेद्यैः/उपचारैः understood)

Speaker

Narrator (continuing the description of worship)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra Śiva-arcana (unspecified)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual tableau: vessels of milk, curd, ghee, honey and water arranged before a liṅga; attendants hold garlands and incense; naivedya plates displayed, creating a rich sensory worship scene.

Characters & Entities

• Pañcagavya
• Naivedya
• Dhūpa
• Mālya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship is expressed through pure substances and reverent offerings, integrating inner faith with outward ritual discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The worship is performed at the saṅgama tīrtha described in the chapter—contextually the Eraṇḍī-saṅgama.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka and pūjā using pañcagavya and other liquids, plus upacāras such as fragrance, garlands, incense, and naivedya.