Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

होमं कृत्वा गुरोर्मूर्तिः सुवर्णेन विनिर्मिता । स्थित्वा जले प्रदेया वै पीतांबरसमन्विता

Transliteration

homaṃ kṛtvā gurormūrtiḥ suvarṇena vinirmitā | sthitvā jale pradeyā vai pītāṃbarasamanvitā

Translation

ഹോമം ചെയ്ത ശേഷം ഗുരു (ബൃഹസ്പതി)യുടെ സ്വർണ്ണനിർമ്മിത പ്രതിമ ഒരുക്കി, പീതാംബരം അണിയിച്ച് ജലത്തിൽ വെച്ച് ദാനമായി അർപ്പിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• होमम्: fire-offering (homa)
• होमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having done’

• गुरोः: of Guru (Jupiter)
• गुरोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• मूर्तिः: an image/idol
• मूर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुवर्णेन: with gold
• सुवर्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• विनिर्मिता: made/constructed
• विनिर्मिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + निर् + मा (धातु) → विनिर्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); विशेषण (मूर्तेः)

• स्थित्वा: having stood (or after being placed)
• स्थित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): ‘having stood/after placing oneself’

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• प्रदेया: should be offered
• प्रदेया: Vidhi (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु) → प्रदेय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विध्यर्थ-गेरुण्डिव (gerundive: ‘to be given/should be offered’)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘indeed’)

• पीताम्बरसमन्विता: adorned with a yellow garment
• पीताम्बरसमन्विता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत + अम्बर + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); विशेषण (मूर्तेः); समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘पीतेन अम्बरेण समन्विता’)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-Sarayū tīrtha (for Guru-śānti)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A homa altar near the river; a priest completes offerings; a devotee presents a small golden image of Bṛhaspati wrapped in yellow cloth for donation at the water’s edge.

Characters & Entities

• Guru (Bṛhaspati)
• Homa
• Suvarṇa (gold)
• Pītāmbara (yellow cloth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual power is completed through offering: homa is crowned by dāna, expressing surrender and gratitude to the divine Guru.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rite is intended for the same Ayodhyā tīrtha being praised—Bṛhaspati-kuṇḍa (contextual).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform homa, create a gold image of Bṛhaspati (Guru), and offer it as dāna in the water, with pītāmbara (yellow cloth).