Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

लिङ्गे चैव तिला देयाः श्वेते हिरण्यमेव च । उदीर्णे च भुवं दद्यात्पूर्वकं विधिमाचरेत्

Transliteration

liṅge caiva tilā deyāḥ śvete hiraṇyameva ca | udīrṇe ca bhuvaṃ dadyātpūrvakaṃ vidhimācaret

Translation

ณลิงคะนั้นด้วย จงถวายงา และถวายทองคำขาวด้วย ที่อุทีรณะ จงบริจาคที่ดิน พร้อมปฏิบัติตามพิธีเดิมที่กล่าวไว้ก่อนหน้า

Word by Word

• लिङ्गे: at the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphasis)

• तिलाः: sesame seeds
• तिलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• देयाः: should be given
• देयाः: Kriya (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: यत्/तव्यत्-अर्थे कर्तव्यता; कृदन्तः: देय (Gerundive, ‘to be given’), प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः (तिलाः)

• श्वेते: white
• श्वेते: Karta (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; विशेषणम् (तिलाः—अर्थतः ‘श्वेताः’)

• हिरण्यम्: gold
• हिरण्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (अत्र प्रथमा—देयम् इति)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• उदीर्णे: when (it is) arisen
• उदीर्णे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + ईर्ण (कृदन्त, √ऋ)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गः/पुंलिङ्गः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) used locatively; अर्थः: ‘उत्थिते/प्रवृत्ते’ (when arisen)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• भुवम्: land/earth
• भुवम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• पूर्वकम्: preceding/initial
• पूर्वकम्: Karman (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (विधिम्)

• विधिम्: the rite/procedure
• विधिम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• आचरेत्: should perform
• आचरेत्: Kriya (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Revākhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Liṅga-station; Udīrṇa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śiva-liṅga under a canopy receives black sesame offerings and a shining pale-gold/white-metal coin; later, at Udīrṇa, a formal land-grant is symbolically given with water-pouring (jaladhārā) into a brāhmaṇa’s hand.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga (Śiva-liṅga shrine)
• Udīrṇa (tīrtha/place)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Different sacred stations call for distinct offerings; dharma is practiced through context-appropriate gifts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A liṅga shrine (Śaiva station) and the place named Udīrṇa within the Revā-kṣetra route.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer sesame and (white) gold at the liṅga; donate land at Udīrṇa, following the previously stated rite.