Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

सम्प्राप्तं तं द्विजं भक्त्या पाद्यार्घ्येण तमर्चयत् । षड्रसं भोजनं तेन दत्तं पश्चाद्यथाविधि

Transliteration

samprāptaṃ taṃ dvijaṃ bhaktyā pādyārghyeṇa tamarcayat | ṣaḍrasaṃ bhojanaṃ tena dattaṃ paścādyathāvidhi

Translation

Als jener Brahmane eintraf, verehrte er ihn in Hingabe, bot Wasser für die Füße und Arghya zur Ehrung dar. Danach reichte er ihm, wie es die Vorschrift gebietet, eine Speise mit den sechs Geschmacksarten.

Word by Word

• samprāptam: arrived
• samprāptam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-pra-āp (धातु) / samprāpta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'सम्प्राप्त' = arrived (PPP used adjectivally)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun; Accusative, Singular)

• dvijam: the brahmin; twice-born
• dvijam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Hetu/Karaṇa (Means/with devotion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• pādyārghyeṇa: with water for feet and offering-water
• pādyārghyeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādya-arghya (प्रातिपदिक; पाद्य + अर्घ्य)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative, Singular)

• arcayat: he worshipped; honored
• arcayat: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Imperfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• ṣaḍrasam: having six flavors
• ṣaḍrasam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ-rasa (प्रातिपदिक; षट् + रस)
• Form: द्विगुसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter Nom/Acc Singular; 'of six tastes')

• bhojanam: meal; food
• bhojanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• tena: by him
• tena: Kartṛ (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• dattam: given
• dattam: Kriyā (Predicate/Result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) / datta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'दत्त'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (PPP; 'given')

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla (Time sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (indeclinable; 'afterwards')

• yathāvidhi: as prescribed; duly
• yathāvidhi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā-vidhi (अव्यय; यथा + विधि)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (indeclinable; 'according to rule')

Speaker

Narrator (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee welcomes the arriving brāhmaṇa with a brass vessel of water for the feet and a shining arghya offering; afterward, a leaf-plate meal displays the six tastes in orderly abundance.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brāhmaṇa)
• Pādya
• Arghya
• Ṣaḍrasa Bhojana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Atithi-sevā—honoring a worthy guest with reverence and food—is a direct expression of dharma that pleases the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode unfolds in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting, where tīrtha-merit is reinforced through righteous conduct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering pādya and arghya, followed by feeding (bhojana) according to proper rites (yathāvidhi).