Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

कुरु पापक्षयं देवि संसारान्मां समुद्धर । गन्धधूपैश्च सम्पूज्य ह्यर्चयित्वा पुनःपुनः

Transliteration

kuru pāpakṣayaṃ devi saṃsārānmāṃ samuddhara | gandhadhūpaiśca sampūjya hyarcayitvā punaḥpunaḥ

Translation

“ข้าแต่เทวี โปรดทำลายบาปของข้าพเจ้า และโปรดชักนำข้าพเจ้าให้พ้นจากสังสารวัฏ” ครั้นบูชาด้วยเครื่องสักการะครบถ้วน ทั้งของหอมและธูปแล้ว พึงกระทำอรจนาและบูชาซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า

Word by Word

• कुरु: do / make
• कुरु: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd), एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• पाप-क्षयम्: destruction of sins
• पाप-क्षयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः; पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• संसारात्: from saṃsāra
• संसारात्: Apadana (Source/ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (5th/Ablative), एकवचनम्

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• समुद्धर: lift up / rescue
• समुद्धर: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उद्धृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd), एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• गन्ध-धूपैः: with perfumes and incense
• गन्ध-धूपैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (इतरेतर); पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle; emphasis)

• अर्चयित्वा: having worshipped
• अर्चयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb)

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्त्यर्थे पुनरुक्तिः (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarasvatī-sannidhi at Revā-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee kneels by the river, hands folded, incense smoke rising; Sarasvatī’s presence is felt as a luminous figure; offerings of sandal paste and flowers are arranged; the mood is pleading yet serene.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Saṃsāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere, repeated worship with traditional offerings is presented as a means for sin-destruction and release from worldly bondage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha context of the Revā Khaṇḍa, where Śaiva worship alongside Narmadā-snān is praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā/arcana performed repeatedly with gandha (fragrance) and dhūpa (incense).