Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

धूपदीपादिपूर्वं तु पूजयेज्जगदंबिकाम् । तद्धियैव कुमारीर्वै विप्रानपि च भोजयेत् । पायसैर्घृतयुक्तैश्च शर्करामिश्रितैर्नृप

Transliteration

dhūpadīpādipūrvaṃ tu pūjayejjagadaṃbikām | taddhiyaiva kumārīrvai viprānapi ca bhojayet | pāyasairghṛtayuktaiśca śarkarāmiśritairnṛpa

Translation

ولكن أولًا، بالبخور والمصابيح وما شابه، ينبغي عبادة جاغَدَمبيكا، أمّ العالم. وبذلك القصد عينه، يُطعم أيضًا الفتيات الصغيرات وحتى البراهمة، أيها الملك، أرزًّا حلوًا (بايَسا) ممزوجًا بالسمن ومخلوطًا بالسكر.

Word by Word

• धूपदीपादिपूर्वम्: after first (offering) incense, lamps, etc.
• धूपदीपादिपूर्वम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धूप + दीप + आदि + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial): ‘धूप-दीप-आदि-पूर्वकं’ = having incense, lamps, etc. first

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

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

• जगदंबिकाम्: Jagadambikā (Mother of the world)
• जगदंबिकाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + अंबिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः अंबिका) Accusative singular

• तत्: by that
• तत्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; Instrumental singular

• धिया: with intention/understanding
• धिया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle: only/indeed)

• कुमारीः: girls/maidens
• कुमारीः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: खलु/नूनम्-अर्थक-निपात (particle: indeed)

• विप्रान्: brāhmaṇas
• विप्रान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

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

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense ‘should feed’ (भोजयति)

• पायसैः: with sweet milk-rice (pāyasa)
• पायसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• घृतयुक्तैः: mixed with ghee
• घृतयुक्तैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (घृतेन युक्त) विशेषणम्—(पायसानाम्) Instrumental plural

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

• शर्करामिश्रितैः: mixed with sugar
• शर्करामिश्रितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर्करा + मिश्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शर्करया मिश्रित) विशेषणम्—(पायसानाम्) Instrumental plural

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; Address

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa (deductively a Purāṇic teacher addressing a King)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa) explicitly addressed

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shrine lit by oil lamps; incense smoke curls upward as devotees offer worship to Jagadambikā. Nearby, seated kumārīs and brāhmaṇas are served bowls of sweet pâyasa glistening with ghee and sugar.

Characters & Entities

• Jagadambikā
• Kumārī
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True Goddess-worship includes service to living embodiments of purity—maidens and brāhmaṇas—through respectful feeding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya’s devotional culture is the backdrop; the verse emphasizes pūjā and hospitality rather than site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Begin with incense and lamps; then perform feeding of kumārīs and brāhmaṇas with ghee-and-sugar sweet rice (pāyasa).