Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

सहिरण्यं सवस्त्रं च मोदकोपरि संस्थितम् । ब्राह्मणाय निवेद्यं तत्कुजो मे प्रीयतामिति

Transliteration

sahiraṇyaṃ savastraṃ ca modakopari saṃsthitam | brāhmaṇāya nivedyaṃ tatkujo me prīyatāmiti

Translation

พร้อมทองคำและผ้า วางไว้เหนือขนมโมทกะอันหวาน แล้วถวายแด่พราหมณ์ พร้อมอธิษฐานว่า “ขอให้กุชะ (Kuja) โปรดปรานข้าพเจ้าเถิด”

Word by Word

• सहिरण्यम्: together with gold
• सहिरण्यम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक; सह + हिरण्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘सह’ (with) इत्यस्य अव्ययीभावसमासः; करकं विशेषयति

• सवस्त्रम्: together with cloth
• सवस्त्रम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; सह + वस्त्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव; करकं विशेषयति

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मोदकोपरि: upon a modaka (sweet)
• मोदकोपरि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मोदक-उपरि (अव्यय; उपरि-शब्दः)
• Form: अधिकरणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/preposition: upon)

• संस्थितम्: placed/positioned
• संस्थितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; करकं विशेषयति

• ब्राह्मणाय: to a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• निवेद्यम्: to be offered
• निवेद्यम्: Karma (Object predicate/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वेद्/विद् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘(इदं) निवेद्यम्’ = to be offered

• तत्: that (offering)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; करकं प्रति निर्देशः

• कुजः: Kuja (Mars)
• कुजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्ता

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (enclitic); सम्बन्ध

• प्रीयताम्: may (he) be pleased
• प्रीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘let (he) be pleased’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसूचक-अव्यय (quotative)

Speaker

Deductive: Narrative instruction within Revā Khaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers a tray: modakas as base, atop them gold and folded cloth, presented respectfully to a brāhmaṇa; Kuja’s red aura is invoked in the background as the recipient blesses the donor.

Characters & Entities

• Kuja
• Brāhmaṇa
• Modaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Propitiation is completed through dāna—sharing wealth and food as a dharmic act dedicated to the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader frame associates the rite with the Narmadā sacred region; this verse specifically teaches dāna to a brāhmaṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give gold and cloth, arranged with modakas, to a brāhmaṇa while praying for Kuja’s satisfaction.