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

“اے دیوی! میرے گناہوں کا زوال کر اور مجھے سنسار سے اُبار دے۔” خوشبو اور دھوپ کی کامل نذروں کے ساتھ بار بار ارچنا کرکے، پھر پھر پوجا کرے۔

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).