Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

यज्ञभागविहीनं मां किं पुनर्वच्मि ते ऽग्रतः । यज्ञभागमहं देव लभेयैवं सुरैः सह

Transliteration

yajñabhāgavihīnaṃ māṃ kiṃ punarvacmi te 'grataḥ | yajñabhāgamahaṃ deva labheyaivaṃ suraiḥ saha

Translation

„Da ich meines Opferanteils beraubt bin, was soll ich noch vor dir sagen? O Gott, möge ich so meinen Anteil am Yajña erlangen, zusammen mit den Göttern.“

Word by Word

• यज्ञभागविहीनम्: deprived of the sacrificial portion
• यज्ञभागविहीनम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञभाग (प्रातिपदिक) + विहीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (माम्-विशेषण); समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘devoid of sacrificial share’)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• पुनः: again, further
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb ‘again/further’)

• वच्मि: I speak, shall I say
• वच्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• अग्रतः: in front (of), in the presence
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb ‘in front/presence’)

• यज्ञभागम्: sacrificial portion
• यज्ञभागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘sacrificial share/portion’)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देव: O god, O lord
• देव: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• लभेय: may I obtain
• लभेय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• एवम्: thus, in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb ‘thus/in this way’)

• सुरैः: with the gods
• सुरैः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka-marker (Association marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition ‘with’)

Speaker

Deva (unspecified claimant within the narrative context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A figure (speaker) laments being without a sacrificial share, hands folded in supplication before a deity/authority, with devas nearby as witnesses; mood is plaintive yet devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (unspecified)
• Devas
• Yajña-bhāga (sacrificial share)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes rightful distribution—when shares and honors are denied, disorder spreads and must be rectified.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse concerns ritual entitlement within the story.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references yajña-bhāga (the sacrificial portion) as a due allotment, but gives no detailed method.