Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46
Devanagari script
कल्पयेद्विविधैर्मंत्रैरासनाद्युपचारकान् । आसनं कल्पयेद्धैमं दिव्यवस्त्रसमन्वितम्
Transliteration
kalpayedvividhairmaṃtrairāsanādyupacārakān | āsanaṃ kalpayeddhaimaṃ divyavastrasamanvitam
Translation
பலவகை மந்திரங்களால் ஆசனம் முதலான உபசாரங்களை முறையாக அமைக்க வேண்டும்; தெய்வீக ஆடையால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட பொன்னாசனத்தை ஏற்படுத்த வேண்டும்।
Word by Word
कल्पयेत्should prepare
कल्पयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकॢप् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — should arrange/prepare
विविधैःvarious
विविधैः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; qualifying ‘मन्त्रैः’
मन्त्रैःwith mantras
मन्त्रैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (with mantras)
आसन-आदि-उपचारकान्the services starting with the seat (etc.)
आसन-आदि-उपचारकान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआसन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + उपचारक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Accusative plural; ‘services beginning with the seat’
आसनम्a seat
आसनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआसन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular (seat)
कल्पयेत्should prepare
कल्पयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकॢप् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — should prepare
धैमम्golden
धैमम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootधैम्/धैमान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular; ‘golden’ qualifying ‘आसनम्’
दिव्य-वस्त्र-समन्वितम्adorned with divine cloth
दिव्य-वस्त्र-समन्वितम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular; ‘endowed with divine cloth’ qualifying ‘आसनम्’
Speaker
Unspecified (contextual narrator/teacher within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa ritual instruction)
Characters & Entities
M
MantraU
UpacāraĀ
ĀsanaFAQs
Reverence is shown through careful preparation—outer orderliness supports inner devotion and steadiness.
None; the verse is a general instruction for worship setup.
Prepare upacāras with appropriate mantras, beginning with establishing an āsana—ideally golden and covered with fine cloth.