Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

ददौ चासनमर्घ्यं च पाद्यं पूजां यथाविधि । न्यवेदयच्च तद्राज्यमात्मानं बान्धवैः सह

Transliteration

dadau cāsanamarghyaṃ ca pādyaṃ pūjāṃ yathāvidhi | nyavedayacca tadrājyamātmānaṃ bāndhavaiḥ saha

Translation

അവൻ വിധിപ്രകാരം ആസനം, അർഘ്യം, പാദ്യം, പൂജ എന്നിവ അർപ്പിച്ചു; പിന്നെ ബന്ധുക്കളോടുകൂടെ തന്റെ രാജ്യം തന്നെയും മുനിക്ക് സമർപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आसनम्: a seat
• आसनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अर्घ्यम्: honor-offering (arghya)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पाद्यम्: water for washing feet
• पाद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूजाम्: worship/honour
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यथा-विधि: according to proper procedure
• यथा-विधि: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Manner adjunct/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; क्रियाविशेषणम्—विधिना यथा (according to rule)

• न्यवेदयत्: informed/announced
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः—निवेदितवान् (informed/announced)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘राज्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• राज्यम्: kingdom/rule
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: himself/self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बान्धवैः: with kinsmen/relatives
• बान्धवैः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (prepositional adverb ‘with’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-māhātmya frame

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Formal reception ritual: Bāṇa offers a jeweled seat, arghya vessel, pādya water, and performs worship; he symbolically offers his kingdom and himself with his relatives to Nārada.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True reverence is expressed through proper worship and self-surrender—placing one’s resources in service of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is praised in this verse; it focuses on dharmic hospitality within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Guest-worship (atithi-pūjā): offering āsana, arghya, pādya, and pūjā yathāvidhi (as per injunction).