Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

गंधशाल्योदनैर्हृद्यैर्मोदकापूपराशिभिः । शष्क्रुलीभिश्च संयावैः कृसरैर्माषपक्वकैः

Transliteration

gaṃdhaśālyodanairhṛdyairmodakāpūparāśibhiḥ | śaṣkrulībhiśca saṃyāvaiḥ kṛsarairmāṣapakvakaiḥ

Translation

Mit duftenden Reisgerichten, die das Herz erfreuen, mit Haufen von Modakas und Apūpas, sowie mit Śaṣkrulīs, Saṃyāvas, Kṛsaras und gekochten Speisen aus schwarzem Gram bot sie eine reiche Fülle an Speisen dar.

Word by Word

• गन्धशाल्योदनैः: with fragrant rice-dishes
• गन्धशाल्योदनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + शालि (प्रातिपदिक) + ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• हृद्यैः: pleasing
• हृद्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (ओदनैः) — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; adjectival

• मोदकापूपराशिभिः: with heaps of modakas and cakes
• मोदकापूपराशिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोदक (प्रातिपदिक) + आपूप (प्रातिपदिक) + राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शष्क्रुलीभिः: with śaṣkrulī (a sweet preparation)
• शष्क्रुलीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शष्क्रुली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

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

• संयावैः: with saṃyāva (sweet dish)
• संयावैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कृसरैः: with kṛsara (rice/khichdi)
• कृसरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• माषपक्वकैः: with cooked black-gram preparations
• माषपक्वकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माष (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

Narrator (context not provided; likely a Purāṇic narrator relating events within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A long banquet arrangement: fragrant rice dishes, heaps of modakas and apūpas, assorted traditional preparations (śaṣkrulī, saṃyāva, kṛsara), and black-gram dishes displayed in orderly abundance before seated brāhmaṇas.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Abundant, well-prepared offerings made with devotion elevate the act of hospitality into a dharmic sacrifice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; the emphasis is on righteous feeding and offering.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparing multiple varieties of wholesome and sweet foods for honored brāhmaṇas as part of a devotional reception.