Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

सवत्सां क्षीरसंयुक्तां श्वेतवस्त्रावलोकिताम् । शबलां पीतवर्णां च धूम्रां वा नीलकर्बुराम्

Transliteration

savatsāṃ kṣīrasaṃyuktāṃ śvetavastrāvalokitām | śabalāṃ pītavarṇāṃ ca dhūmrāṃ vā nīlakarburām

Translation

โคพร้อมลูก มีน้ำนม และถวายพร้อมผ้าขาว—จะเป็นลายด่าง สีเหลือง สีเทาควัน หรือมีจุดสีน้ำเงิน ก็พึงถวายได้

Word by Word

• सवत्साम्: with a calf
• सवत्साम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-वत्स (प्रातिपदिक; स + वत्स)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (धेनुम्-विशेषण)

• क्षीरसंयुक्ताम्: accompanied by milk / yielding milk
• क्षीरसंयुक्ताम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीर-संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; क्षीर + संयुक्त<√युज्>)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• श्वेतवस्त्रावलोकिताम्: adorned/covered with a white cloth
• श्वेतवस्त्रावलोकिताम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत-वस्त्र-अवलोकित (प्रातिपदिक; श्वेत + वस्त्र + अवलोकित<√लोक्>)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• शबलाम्: spotted/variegated
• शबलाम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पीतवर्णाम्: yellow-colored
• पीतवर्णाम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत-वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; पीत + वर्ण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• धूम्राम्: smoky-gray
• धूम्राम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धूम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध/विकल्प (Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle)

• नीलकर्बुराम्: blue-speckled
• नीलकर्बुराम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील-कर्बुर (प्रातिपदिक; नील + कर्बुर)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, specifying dāna options)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Go-dāna as part of Revā-tīrtha observance

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close depiction of the donated cow with calf: milk-filled udder, white cloth draped, and various coat colors shown as acceptable; ritual attendants prepare the offering.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna is to be substantial and life-supporting—symbolized by a cow with calf and milk—offered with auspicious presentation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha observances within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Giving a milk-yielding cow with calf, appropriately adorned (white cloth), with acceptable variations of color.