Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 191

Devanagari script

दैवज्ञेनैव चैकेन अथवा सामगेन वा । पञ्चरत्नसमायुक्तं कुम्भे तत्रैव कारयेत्

Transliteration

daivajñenaiva caikena athavā sāmagena vā | pañcaratnasamāyuktaṃ kumbhe tatraiva kārayet

Translation

അവിടെയേ തന്നെ ഒരേയൊരു ദൈവജ്ഞൻ (ജ്യോതിഷി‑പുരോഹിതൻ) അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാമഗൻ മുഖേന കുംഭം ഒരുക്കണം. ആ കുംഭത്തിൽ പഞ്ചരത്നങ്ങൾ (അഞ്ചു രത്നങ്ങൾ) ചേർക്കണം.

Word by Word

• दैवज्ञेन: by/with an astrologer (diviner)
• दैवज्ञेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• एकेन: with one
• एकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• अथवा: or
• अथवा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• सामगेन: by/with a Sāmavedic chanter
• सामगेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or/alternatively)

• पञ्चरत्नसमायुक्तम्: endowed with five gems
• पञ्चरत्नसमायुक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च + रत्न + समायुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) + क्त, सम्-आ-उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पञ्चरत्नैः समायुक्तम्)

• कुम्भे: in the pot
• कुम्भे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• कारयेत्: should have (it) made/prepared
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग

Speaker

Narrator within Revākhaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (kalasha-vidhi locus)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A single officiant—either an astrologer-priest with almanac tools or a Sāma-chanter holding a vīṇā/chanting posture—consecrates a kumbha, placing five gems within, beside the flowing Revā.

Characters & Entities

• Daivajña
• Sāmaga
• Kumbha
• Pañcaratna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic rites integrate sacred place, qualified officiants, and consecrated materials to channel auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction continues within the Eraṇḍī-saṅgama tīrtha framework in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare the ritual kumbha through a daivajña or a Sāma-veda chanter, and place pañcaratna (five gems) in/with the pot.