Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

आघारावाज्यभागौ च हुत्वा चैव ततः परम् । द्राक्षेक्षुपूगनारिंग जंबीरं बीजपूरकम्

Transliteration

āghārāvājyabhāgau ca hutvā caiva tataḥ param | drākṣekṣupūganāriṃga jaṃbīraṃ bījapūrakam

Translation

Nachdem sie die āghāras und die zugeteilten Anteile an Ghee dargebracht hatten, opferten sie sodann Trauben, Zuckerrohr, Arekanuss, Zitronatzitrone, Zitrone und Granatapfel.

Word by Word

• आघारौ: the two āghāra offerings
• आघारौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आघार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), द्विवचन; (आघार-होमौ इत्यर्थे)

• आज्यभागौ: the two portions of ghee
• आज्यभागौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य + भाग (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आज्यस्य भागौ)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• हुत्वा: having offered
• हुत्वा: Kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √हु (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having offered)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (thereafter)

• परम्: next/after that
• परम्: Adhikaraṇa (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; क्रमवाचक (next/further)

• द्राक्षा: grapes
• द्राक्षा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्राक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (फलद्रव्य-नाम)

• इक्षु: sugarcane
• इक्षु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (इक्षुद्रव्य)

• पूग: areca nut
• पूग: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (areca-nut)

• नारिङ्ग: citron/orange
• नारिङ्ग: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगभेद), द्वितीया, एकवचन (citron/orange)

• जम्बीरम्: lemon
• जम्बीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (lemon)

• बीजपूरकम्: pomegranate/citron-like fruit (bījapūraka)
• बीजपूरकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज + पूरक (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बीजानां पूरकः/पूरकं फलम्)

Speaker

Narrator (exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the ghee portions are offered, attendants bring trays of grapes and citrus; sugarcane stalks and areca-nuts are arranged near the altar; the offerings are placed and consigned to the fire in a precise sequence.

Characters & Entities

• Āghāra (yajña rite)
• Ājya (ghee offering)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual worship proceeds in an ordered sequence—first the essential fire-rites, then sanctified offerings symbolizing abundance and gratitude.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya sacred region is the implied setting; the verse emphasizes the yajña’s offerings rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing āghāra and ājya-bhāga oblations followed by offering specified fruits/produce.