Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 134

Devanagari script

कृत्वा विधानं पूर्वोक्तं दत्तं वस्त्रयुगं सितम् । श्वेतवस्त्रयुगं यस्माच्छङ्करस्यातिवल्लभम्

Transliteration

kṛtvā vidhānaṃ pūrvoktaṃ dattaṃ vastrayugaṃ sitam | śvetavastrayugaṃ yasmācchaṅkarasyātivallabham

Translation

ครั้นทำพิธีตามที่กล่าวไว้แล้ว เขาได้ถวายผ้าขาวเป็นคู่ เพราะผ้าขาวเป็นคู่นั้นเป็นที่รักยิ่งของพระศังกร

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव (gerund/absolutive) — 'having done'

• विधानम्: the rite/procedure
• विधानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पूर्वोक्तम्: previously stated
• पूर्वोक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: समासः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधानम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दत्तम्: was given
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/Passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि—'was given'

• वस्त्रयुगम्: a pair of garments
• वस्त्रयुगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'युग' = द्वयम् (pair) — द्विगु/संख्यावाचक-समासार्थे 'pair of garments'

• सितम्: white
• सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वस्त्रयुगम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• श्वेतवस्त्रयुगम्: a white pair of garments
• श्वेतवस्त्रयुगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत + वस्त्र + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'श्वेतं वस्त्रयुगम्'—कर्मधारयसमासः

• यस्मात्: because
• यस्मात्: Hetu (Cause marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धसूचक अव्यय (हेतौ पञ्चमी-रूपेण) — 'because/since'

• शङ्करस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शङ्करस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अतिवल्लभम्: very dear
• अतिवल्लभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; श्वेतवस्त्रयुगम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (within Revākhaṇḍa; likely Sūta-style narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee presents two neatly folded white cloths before the liṅga; the cloths are placed on a tray with flowers and bilva leaves; lamps illuminate the bright fabric against the dark sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expresses itself through fitting gifts; purity-symbols like white cloth are praised as pleasing to Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to Revākhaṇḍa (Revā/Narmadā milieu), but the verse highlights the offering item rather than a site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After completing the pūjā-vidhi, offer a pair of white garments to Śaṅkara.