Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

छत्रमावरणं दद्यादुपानद्युगलं तथा । तेन पूजितमात्रेण पूजिताः पुरुषास्त्रयः

Transliteration

chatramāvaraṇaṃ dadyādupānadyugalaṃ tathā | tena pūjitamātreṇa pūjitāḥ puruṣāstrayaḥ

Translation

छत्र, आच्छादन-वस्त्र आणि पादुकांची जोडी द्यावी. या दानांनी सत्पात्राचा केवळ सन्मान केला तरी तीनही पुरुष पूजिले जातात.

Word by Word

• छत्रम्: umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• आवरणम्: covering/cloth
• आवरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उपानत्: shoe/sandal
• उपानत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• युगलम्: pair
• युगलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise')

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• पूजितमात्रेण: by mere worship alone
• पूजितमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजित + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भाव (पूजितस्य मात्रम् = only by (the act of) worship)

• पूजिताः: worshipped/honoured
• पूजिताः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• पुरुषाः: persons
• पुरुषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified teacher (Revākhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: narādhipa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor respectfully offers an umbrella, a shawl/covering, and sandals to a venerable ascetic; above them, a subtle triadic divine presence signifies the ‘three Puruṣas’ being honored.

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣa-traya (three divine Puruṣas/triad)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity and respectful hospitality become a form of divine worship, yielding merit beyond the material gift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage sphere, where dāna to the worthy is treated as a powerful devotional act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of practical items—umbrella, covering cloth, and sandals—as a prescribed way of honouring and worship.