Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

पायसाद्यैर्मनुष्येन्द्र पयसा वा युधिष्ठिर । पिष्टदीपैः सुविमलैर्वर्धमानैर्मनोहरैः

Transliteration

pāyasādyairmanuṣyendra payasā vā yudhiṣṭhira | piṣṭadīpaiḥ suvimalairvardhamānairmanoharaiḥ

Translation

Wahai tuan di antara manusia, wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, (pujalah Hari) dengan persembahan seperti pāyasa (bubur manis) atau dengan susu, serta dengan pelita adunan yang suci lagi bersih tanpa cela—pelita vṛddhamāna yang terus bertambah dan indah dipandang.

Word by Word

• पायसाद्यैः: with rice-pudding etc.
• पायसाद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पायसः आदयः येषु/पायसादयः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• मनुष्येन्द्र: O lord of men
• मनुष्येन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मनुष्याणाम् इन्द्रः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• पयसा: with milk
• पयसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• पिष्टदीपैः: with flour-lamps
• पिष्टदीपैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पिष्टेन निर्मितः दीपः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सुविमलैः: very pure
• सुविमलैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• वर्धमानैः: ever-increasing, auspicious
• वर्धमानैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्धमान (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रयोग)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (वर्धमान = ‘increasing/prosperous’ as adjective)

• मनोहरैः: charming
• मनोहरैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice) addressing Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (explicitly addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Platters of pāyasa and bowls of milk are offered before a Viṣṇu icon; rows of spotless dough-lamps glow, appearing ‘ever-increasing’ in number and radiance, reflecting on nearby water.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pure devotional worship expressed through simple, clean offerings (food and lamps) becomes a powerful means of merit and auspicious increase.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred region), framing worship practices within the Revā-tīrtha milieu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer pāyasa or milk and light pure dough-lamps (piṣṭadīpa) as part of Hari’s worship/nīrājana.