Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

शुचिरक्ताम्बरो वा स्याद्गृहीत्वा कुसुमाञ्जलिम् । नमस्ते सर्वदेवानां शक्तिस्त्वं परमा स्थिता

Transliteration

śuciraktāmbaro vā syādgṛhītvā kusumāñjalim | namaste sarvadevānāṃ śaktistvaṃ paramā sthitā

Translation

Dengan mengenakan pakaian merah yang suci, sambil menggenggam segenggam bunga, hendaklah ia menunduk sembah dan berkata: ‘Salam hormat kepada-Mu—Engkaulah Śakti Yang Maha Tinggi, yang bersemayam di sebalik semua dewa.’

Word by Word

• śuci: pure
• śuci: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण समासपूर्वपद; ‘शुचि’ = शुद्ध

• rakta: red
• rakta: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण समासमध्यपद; ‘रक्त’ = red

• ambaraḥ: (one) wearing pure red garments
• ambaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘शुचि-रक्तम् अम्बरम् यस्य सः’ (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• syāt: should be
• syāt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: grah (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावे कृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• kusuma: flowers
• kusuma: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण समासपूर्वपद

• añjalim: a handful (añjali) of flowers
• añjalim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘कुसुमानाम् अञ्जलिः’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (salutation)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarva: all
• sarva: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण समासपूर्वपद; ‘सर्व’ = all

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘सर्वदेवानाम्’ = of all gods

• śaktiḥ: power/Śakti
• śaktiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paramā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• sthitā: abiding/established
• sthitā: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past participle, intransitive sense), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa, Revā Khaṇḍa instructional passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śakti-ālaya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in pure red garments holds a flower-offering and bows; the consecrated balance stands adorned; the unseen supreme Śakti is invoked as the power behind all gods, filling the space with radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Śakti
• Sarva-devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All divine forms are upheld by one supreme Śakti; worship recognizes the single power behind many deities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction occurs within Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā-centered dharma setting, where rites are linked to tīrtha-puṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Wear clean red clothing, offer flowers in añjali, and recite a salutation identifying Tulā/Śakti as the supreme power.