Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

अपूजयन्विष्टराद्यैः कंदमूलफलैस्तदा । आसनं परिगृह्यायं पूजितः सपुरःसरः

Transliteration

apūjayanviṣṭarādyaiḥ kaṃdamūlaphalaistadā | āsanaṃ parigṛhyāyaṃ pūjitaḥ sapuraḥsaraḥ

Translation

Da ehrten sie ihn mit gebührenden Gaben — Sitz und dergleichen, dazu Wurzeln, Knollen und Früchte. Als er den Sitz annahm, wurde er, samt seinen Begleitern, ordnungsgemäß verehrt.

Word by Word

• apūjayan: they worshipped/honoured
• apūjayan: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a√pūj (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः आ-

• viṣṭara-ādyaiḥ: with seats and the like
• viṣṭara-ādyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṭara + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (viṣṭaraḥ ādiḥ yeṣām taiḥ)

• kaṃda-mūla-phalaiḥ: with bulbs, roots, and fruits
• kaṃda-mūla-phalaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṃda + mūla + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• āsanam: a seat
• āsanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• parigṛhya: having taken/accepted
• parigṛhya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari√grah (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: अव्ययभावे ल्यप् (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; उपसर्गः परि-

• ayam: this (person)
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pūjitaḥ: honoured
• pūjitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pūj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sa-puraḥsaraḥ: together with his attendants
• sa-puraḥsaraḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सहित) + puraḥsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (puraḥsaraiḥ saha)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ascetics present a woven grass seat and arrange forest produce—tubers, roots, fruits—before the honored guest; attendants stand behind; the guest accepts the seat with composed dignity.

Characters & Entities

• Naimiṣa sages
• Guest-offerings (viṣṭara, kaṇḍa-mūla-phala)
• Entourage (puraḥsara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, sincere hospitality—offered according to one’s means—is a core expression of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Naimiṣāraṇya as an āśrama-tīrtha where ascetic life and dharmic reception are practiced.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical observance of atithi-satkāra (guest-honor): offering a seat and whatever food is available (roots/fruits).