Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 74
Devanagari script
ततो वै प्रयतो दद्याद्विधिवन्मंत्रपूर्वकम् । शंखतोयं समादाय सपुष्पं फलचंदनम्
Transliteration
tato vai prayato dadyādvidhivanmaṃtrapūrvakam | śaṃkhatoyaṃ samādāya sapuṣpaṃ phalacaṃdanam
Translation
随后，行者当自持克己，依仪轨并先诵真言而供献——以海螺盛水，兼备花、果与檀香膏。
Word by Word
ततःthen
ततः:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formदेश/काल-निर्देशक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘then/from that’)
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्यय
प्रयतःbeing disciplined/prepared
प्रयतः:
Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रयत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (self-restrained/prepared)
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
विधिवत्properly
विधिवत्:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधिवत् (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘according to rule’)
मन्त्रपूर्वकम्preceded by mantra
मन्त्रपूर्वकम्:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमन्त्र + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समासः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणम् (with mantra as the prior accompaniment)
शङ्खतोयम्water in/from a conch
शङ्खतोयम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशङ्ख + तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—शङ्खे (स्थितं) तोयम् / शङ्खस्य तोयम् (तत्पुरुषः)
समादायhaving taken
समादाय:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्-आ-दा (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
सपुष्पम्together with flowers
सपुष्पम्:
Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समासः (‘स’=सहित); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म-विशेषणम्
फलचन्दनम्fruit and sandalwood (as an offering set)
फलचन्दनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootफल + चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वन्द्व-समासः (समाहार-द्वन्द्वः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇava-khaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A devotee holds a white conch filled with water, with a plate of flowers, fruit, and sandal paste; moonlight glints on the conch as mantra is recited.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śaṅkha (conch)A
Arghya (implied offering)C
Candra (context)FAQs
Purity, rule, and mantra unite outer act and inner intent, making worship spiritually effective.
Ayodhyā is the wider māhātmya frame in which this worship-method is taught.
Offer arghya-like worship using conch-water along with flowers, fruit, and sandal, with mantra and proper procedure.