Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

पक्वान्नैर्विविधैर्भक्ष्यैः सुवृत्तैर्मोदकादिभिः । ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे वेदाध्ययनतत्पराः

Transliteration

pakvānnairvividhairbhakṣyaiḥ suvṛttairmodakādibhiḥ | tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve vedādhyayanatatparāḥ

Translation

Mit vielfältigen gekochten Speisen und mancherlei wohlbereiteten Leckerbissen—Modakas und dergleichen—wurden darauf all jene Brāhmaṇas, dem Veda-Studium ergeben, gebührend geehrt.

Word by Word

• पक्वान्नैः: with cooked food
• पक्वान्नैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयसमास (पक्वम् अन्नम्)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पक्वान्नैः/भक्ष्यैः)

• भक्ष्यैः: with eatables
• भक्ष्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• सुवृत्तैः: well-prepared/excellent
• सुवृत्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मोदकादिभिः इत्यस्य)

• मोदकादिभिः: with modakas and the like
• मोदकादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोदक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (मोदकाः आदयः येषु तैः = 'with modakas etc.')

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (then/thereafter)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्राह्मणाः: brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणाः)

• वेदाध्ययनतत्पराः: devoted to Vedic study
• वेदाध्ययनतत्पराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्ययन (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (वेदाध्ययने तत्पराः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Long banana-leaf rows or low wooden seats: brāhmaṇas with śikhā and yajñopavīta are served steaming rice, curries, and sweet modakas; attendants pour water for ācamana.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respect for sacred learning is shown through service—feeding and honouring those devoted to the Veda.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha culture (Narmadā region) where hospitality is part of worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Provide a proper bhojana with cooked foods and sweets (including modaka) as part of the religious observance.