Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 193

Devanagari script

गुण्ठितं सितवस्त्रेण सितचन्दनचर्चितम् । सितपुष्पैस्तु संछन्नं सिद्धार्थकृतमध्यमम्

Transliteration

guṇṭhitaṃ sitavastreṇa sitacandanacarcitam | sitapuṣpaistu saṃchannaṃ siddhārthakṛtamadhyamam

Translation

พึงห่อด้วยผ้าขาว ชโลมด้วยจันทน์ขาว ปกคลุมด้วยดอกไม้สีขาว และวางสิทธารถกะไว้ตรงกลาง

Word by Word

• गुण्ठितम्: wrapped/covered
• गुण्ठितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण्ठित (कृदन्त; √गुण्ठ् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• सितवस्त्रेण: with a white cloth
• सितवस्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सित + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• सितचन्दनचर्चितम्: smeared with white sandalwood
• सितचन्दनचर्चितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित + चन्दन + चर्चित (कृदन्त; √चर्च् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सितचन्दनेन चर्चितम्)

• सितपुष्पैः: with white flowers
• सितपुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सित + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (but/indeed)

• संछन्नम्: covered/strewn over
• संछन्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संछन्न (कृदन्त; √छद् (धातु) + क्त, सम्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• सिद्धार्थकृतमध्यमम्: having a middle portion made of mustard seeds (siddhārtha)
• सिद्धार्थकृतमध्यमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धार्थ + कृत + मध्यम (प्रातिपदिके; कृत = कृदन्त from √कृ + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सिद्धार्थकृतं मध्यमं यस्य तत्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (kalasha-alankāra stage)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A kalasha wrapped in white cloth sits on an altar, gleaming with white sandal smear; white blossoms cascade over it; a small mound of siddhārthaka is placed at the center as a protective seal.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhārthaka
• Sandalwood
• Flowers

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious materials and disciplined procedure express devotion and invite siddhi (successful fruition).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha sphere, as part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Wrapping the ritual item with white cloth, anointing with white sandal, covering with white flowers, and placing siddhārthaka centrally.