Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

पञ्चामृतेन गव्येन स्नापयेत्परमेश्वरम् । श्रीखण्डेन ततो गुण्ठ्य पुष्पधूपादिकं ददेत्

Transliteration

pañcāmṛtena gavyena snāpayetparameśvaram | śrīkhaṇḍena tato guṇṭhya puṣpadhūpādikaṃ dadet

Translation

ഗവ്യ പഞ്ചാമൃതംകൊണ്ട് പരമേശ്വരനെ സ്നാനിപ്പിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് ശ്രീഖണ്ഡം (ചന്ദനം) ലേപിച്ച് പുഷ്പം, ധൂപം മുതലായവ അർപ്പിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• पञ्चामृतेन: with the five nectars (pañcāmṛta)
• पञ्चामृतेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्च अमृतानि)

• गव्येन: cow-derived
• गव्येन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गोसम्बन्धि)

• स्नापयेत्: should bathe (anoint)
• स्नापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘cause to bathe’)

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—परमः ईश्वरः

• श्रीखण्डेन: with sandalwood paste
• श्रीखण्डेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीखण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

• गुण्ठ्य: having smeared (him)
• गुण्ठ्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गुण्ठ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘गुण्ठ्य’ = आवृत्य/लेपयित्वा (having smeared/covered)

• पुष्पधूपादिकम्: flowers, incense, and the like
• पुष्पधूपादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + धूप + आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (flowers, incense, etc. as a set)

• ददेत्: should offer/give
• ददेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (contextual attribution within Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somanātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Priest/devotee performs pañcāmṛta abhiṣeka to a Śiva-liṅga, then applies sandal paste; offerings of flowers and incense surround the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion becomes complete when inner reverence is expressed through orderly, traditional worship of Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa context points to Someshvara in the Revā/Narmadā sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pañcāmṛta abhiṣeka, sandal-paste anointing, and offerings of flowers and incense.