Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा दानानि विप्रेभ्यः शक्त्या विप्रानुसारतः । अर्चयित्वा महापुष्पैः सुगन्धैर्मदनेन च

Transliteration

dattvā dānāni viprebhyaḥ śaktyā viprānusārataḥ | arcayitvā mahāpuṣpaiḥ sugandhairmadanena ca

Translation

സ്വശക്തിയനുസരിച്ച് വിപ്രന്മാരുടെ യോഗ്യതയ്ക്കൊത്തു ദാനങ്ങൾ നൽകി, പിന്നെ മഹാപുഷ്പങ്ങൾ, സുഗന്ധദ്രവ്യങ്ങൾ, ധൂപം എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് അർച്ചന ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (Non-finite/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• दानानि: gifts
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• विप्रेभ्यः: to the brahmins
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन

• शक्त्या: according to (one's) ability
• शक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; साधनार्थे

• विप्रानुसारतः: in accordance with the brahmins (as prescribed by them)
• विप्रानुसारतः: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुसारतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय 'अनुसारतः' (according to) पूर्वपदेन 'विप्र' सम्बन्धः

• अर्चयित्वा: having worshipped
• अर्चयित्वा: Kriya (Non-finite/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) → अर्चयित्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• महापुष्पैः: with great flowers
• महापुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयसमास (महानि पुष्पाणि)

• सुगन्धैः: fragrant
• सुगन्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (महापुष्पैः इत्यस्य)

• मदनेन: with Madana (Kāma)/with love-god (offerings)
• मदनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee presents folded cloth and coins to seated brāhmaṇas; then turns to the shrine, offering large blossoms, perfumed paste, and curling incense smoke before the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma balances devotion and generosity: give according to capacity, then offer the finest worship with purity and fragrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-khaṇḍa sacred domain associated with Narmadā tīrthas and Śaiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform dāna to brāhmaṇas (as per means), and conduct pūjā using flowers, perfumes, and incense.