Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

अर्चां कुरु यथान्यायं वासुदेवे जगत्पतौ

Transliteration

arcāṃ kuru yathānyāyaṃ vāsudeve jagatpatau

Translation

Laksanakanlah arcanā (pemujaan) dengan benar menurut aturan yang wajar kepada Vāsudeva, Tuhan Pemelihara alam semesta.

Word by Word

• arcām: worship/ritual offering
• arcām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arcā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• kuru: do/perform
• kuru: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• yathā-nyāyam: according to rule/properly
• yathā-nyāyam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + nyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषणार्थ (adverbial)

• vāsudeve: in/unto Vāsudeva
• vāsudeve: Adhikaraṇa (Object of worship/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• jagatpatau: in the Lord of the world
• jagatpatau: Adhikaraṇa (Object of worship/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) = 'jagataḥ patiḥ'; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; vāsudeve इत्यस्य विशेषण/समाधिकरण

Speaker

Śabarī (contextual continuation of her counsel)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śabarī, as a humble instructor, gestures toward a simple altar or offering space, directing the queen to worship Vāsudeva properly; a small icon or śālagrāma-like presence may be implied.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is strengthened when worship is done with reverence and correct procedure, not casually or negligently.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa milieu, where sacred worship practices are linked to the merit of the Narmadā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana (formal worship) of Vāsudeva, performed yathā-nyāya—according to proper ritual norms.