Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन गन्धपुष्पविभूषणैः । पूजितं परया भक्त्या शास्त्रमेतत्फलप्रदम्

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena gandhapuṣpavibhūṣaṇaiḥ | pūjitaṃ parayā bhaktyā śāstrametatphalapradam

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് സകലപ്രയത്നത്തോടെയും—സുഗന്ധം, പുഷ്പം, അലങ്കാരങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയോടെ—പരമഭക്തിയോടെ ഈ ശാസ്ത്രത്തെ പൂജിക്കണം; കാരണം ഇത് ഫലപ്രദമായ ശാസ്ത്രമാണ്.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति अव्ययीभाववत् निपात-प्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वः प्रयत्नः यस्य/सर्वप्रयत्नः), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करणार्थे

• गन्ध: fragrance
• गन्ध: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd) एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• पुष्प: flowers
• पुष्प: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd) एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• विभूषणैः: with ornaments/adornments
• विभूषणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करणार्थे

• पूजितम्: worshipped/honored
• पूजितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; शास्त्रम् इति विशेषणम्

• परया: with supreme
• परया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; भक्त्या इति विशेषणम्

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करणार्थे

• शास्त्रम्: the scripture/treatise
• शास्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; शास्त्रम् इति विशेषणम्

• फलप्रदम्: bestowing results
• फलप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (फलम् प्रददाति इति), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; शास्त्रम् इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Deductive (Revākhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā) māhātmya (as scripture)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A decorated manuscript wrapped in cloth is placed on a pedestal; devotees offer sandal paste, jasmine garlands, and ornaments; lamps glow; the atmosphere suggests that the scripture itself radiates blessings.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional reverence to sacred text is a dharmic act that yields tangible spiritual fruit (phala).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Narmadā’s Māhātmya (and by extension Narmadā tīrtha) is the focus of worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā of the scripture using gandha (fragrance), puṣpa (flowers), and adornments, with parā-bhakti.