Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

पानानि च विचित्राणि द्राक्षा रंभा फलानि च । देयानि द्विजमुख्येभ्यः पतिर्मे प्रीयतामिति

Transliteration

pānāni ca vicitrāṇi drākṣā raṃbhā phalāni ca | deyāni dvijamukhyebhyaḥ patirme prīyatāmiti

Translation

Man gebe den vorzüglichen Brahmanen vielfältige erfrischende Getränke, Trauben, Bananen und Früchte, mit dem Gebet: „Möge mein Herr Wohlgefallen finden.“

Word by Word

• pānāni: drinks
• pānāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (drinks)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम्

• vicitrāṇi: various
• vicitrāṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (various)

• drākṣā: grapes
• drākṣā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: drākṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (grapes)

• raṃbhā: plantain (banana)
• raṃbhā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṃbhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; फलविशेषः (plantain/banana)

• phalāni: fruits
• phalāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (fruits)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम्

• deyāni: should be given
• deyāni: Vidhi (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (धातु) + ya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम् (to be given/should be given)

• dvijamukhyebhyaḥ: to the foremost twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijamukhyebhyaḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th) बहुवचनम्; (प्रयोगे दत्तेः) चतुर्थ्यर्थे पञ्चमी (to the chief Brahmins)

• patiḥ: the Lord
• patiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (lord)

• me: my/of me
• me: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; मम (of me)

• prīyatām: may (he) be pleased
• prīyatām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prī (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; आशिषि (may he be pleased)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (dāna/atithyā context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shaded courtyard near a Kāśī maṭha: brāhmaṇas seated; a donor serves sweet drinks, grapes, bananas, and fruit platters; hands joined in prayer ‘patir me prīyatām’.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija
• Drākṣā
• Raṃbhā
• Pati (Īśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity becomes spiritually potent when offered with devotion—seeking the Lord’s pleasure rather than personal display.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

It is situated within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharma teaching atmosphere; no single tirtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give drinks and fruits (grapes, bananas, etc.) to worthy brāhmaṇas while dedicating the act to the Lord.