Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्दिने एकभुक्तं कारयेत्कृत्यकृत्तदा । बहुना च किमुक्तेन जंबूवृक्ष प्रपूजनात्

Transliteration

tasmindine ekabhuktaṃ kārayetkṛtyakṛttadā | bahunā ca kimuktena jaṃbūvṛkṣa prapūjanāt

Translation

في ذلك اليوم فليلتزم المرء بالإكابهُكتا (الأكل مرة واحدة) وبذلك يكتمل العمل الطقسي. وما الحاجة إلى الإكثار من القول؟ فمن العبادة التامة لشجرة الجامبو تكون الثمرة مضمونة.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-शब्दः

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

• एकभुक्तम्: a single-meal observance
• एकभुक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + भुक्त (कृदन्त; √भुज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; ‘एकं भुक्तम्’ = once-eaten/one meal (observance)

• कारयेत्: should cause to be done / should perform
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• कृत्यकृत्: one who performs the rite/duty
• कृत्यकृत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कृत्यं करोति’ इति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; कर्तृवाचक-नाम

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• बहुना: with much (speech)
• बहुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; ‘बहु’ = much (as ‘by much talk’)

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

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; प्रश्नार्थक-सर्वनाम

• उक्तेन: by what is said / by words
• उक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; ‘उक्त’ = said/statement

• जंबूवृक्ष: O Jambū-tree
• जंबूवृक्ष: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जंबू + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्; ‘जंबू-वृक्ष’ = jambū tree

• प्रपूजनात्: from (the act of) thorough worship
• प्रपूजनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्; हेत्वर्थे (cause)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jambū-vṛkṣa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim couple or individual offers a lamp and flowers at the base of a Jambū tree; a simple meal is shown later in the day, emphasizing restraint and completion of the rite.

Characters & Entities

• Jambū tree
• Ekabhukta (one-meal vow)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple disciplined living (like ekabhukta) combined with focused devotion is portrayed as highly effective in tīrtha practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha-context centers on worship of the Jambū tree; the verse itself does not name the geographical location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observe ekabhukta (one meal) on the specified day and perform devoted worship of the Jambū tree.