Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

तथान्यैरप्यसंख्यातैर्भक्ष्यैर्भोज्यैर्मनोरमैः । सुगन्धैः स्वादुभिः सूपैः पानीयैरपि शीतलैः

Transliteration

tathānyairapyasaṃkhyātairbhakṣyairbhojyairmanoramaiḥ | sugandhaiḥ svādubhiḥ sūpaiḥ pānīyairapi śītalaiḥ

Translation

Und mit unzähligen weiteren köstlichen Speisen und Mahlzeiten—duftenden, süßen Suppen sowie kühlen Getränken—fuhr sie fort, sie sorgsam zu bedienen.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारार्थक/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb) — 'thus/also'

• अन्यैः: with other
• अन्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (भक्ष्यैः/भोज्यैः) — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (particle) — 'also/even'

• असंख्यातैः: countless
• असंख्यातैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंख्यात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; adjectival

• भक्ष्यैः: with eatables/snacks
• भक्ष्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भोज्यैः: with foods (to be eaten)
• भोज्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मनोरमैः: delightful
• मनोरमैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (भक्ष्यैः/भोज्यैः) — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सुगन्धैः: fragrant
• सुगन्धैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (सूपैः/पानीयैः) — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• स्वादुभिः: tasty/sweet
• स्वादुभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वादु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सूपैः: with soups
• सूपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पानीयैः: with drinks
• पानीयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक (particle) — 'also'

• शीतलैः: cool
• शीतलैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (पानीयैः) — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Attendants bring aromatic soups and cool drinks; numerous dishes fill the space, with steam from soups and condensation on water vessels; the hostess oversees with calm focus.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True service is attentive and complete—providing whatever is needed, pleasantly and in abundance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred geography is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering varied foods, soups, and cool drinks as part of respectful guest-honoring (atithi-satkāra).