Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

दीपं घृतेन दातव्यं गीतं वाद्यं च कारयेत् । प्रभाते पूजयेद्विप्रानात्मनः श्रेय इच्छति

Transliteration

dīpaṃ ghṛtena dātavyaṃ gītaṃ vādyaṃ ca kārayet | prabhāte pūjayedviprānātmanaḥ śreya icchati

Translation

พึงถวายประทีปที่เติมด้วยเนยใส (ฆี) และจัดให้มีการขับร้องสรรเสริญกับดนตรีบรรเลง ครั้นรุ่งอรุณ ผู้ปรารถนาความเกษมสูงสุดของตนพึงบูชานอบน้อมพราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• दीपम्: lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• घृतेन: with ghee
• घृतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• दातव्यम्: should be given/offered
• दातव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (कर्तव्यता/obligation), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (predicative)

• गीतम्: song/singing
• गीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक; √गै/गाय् क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाद्यम्: instrumental music/playing
• वाद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक; √वद्/वाद् यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कारयेत्: should cause to be done/arrange
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (प्रेरण)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative/vidhi), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Adhikarana (Locus/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship/honour
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विप्रान्: Brahmins
• विप्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• श्रेयः: welfare/benefit
• श्रेयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इच्छति: desires
• इच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (context continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā) context; specific sub-tīrtha not named in this verse

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A riverside dawn: a pilgrim lights a ghee lamp before a small shrine/altar, while singers and instrumentalists perform; nearby, learned brāhmaṇas are respectfully welcomed and honored.

Characters & Entities

• Vipras (Brāhmaṇas)
• Dīpa
• Ghṛta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship is completed by generosity and reverence—light-offering, devotional praise, and honoring the learned are integral to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing Dhanada-tīrtha observance within the Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ghṛta-dīpa offering, arranging gīta-vādya (devotional music), and morning honoring of brāhmaṇas.