Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

मणिभद्र उवाच । तदागच्छ मया सार्धं सांप्रतं मम मंदिरम् । विशेषात्तव दास्यामि भोजनं दक्षिणान्वितम्

Transliteration

maṇibhadra uvāca | tadāgaccha mayā sārdhaṃ sāṃprataṃ mama maṃdiram | viśeṣāttava dāsyāmi bhojanaṃ dakṣiṇānvitam

Translation

Maṇibhadra sprach: „Dann komm jetzt mit mir in mein Haus. Ich werde dir eine besondere Mahlzeit geben, dazu die gebührende Dakṣiṇā (Ehrengabe).“

Word by Word

• मणिभद्रः: Maṇibhadra
• मणिभद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

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

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मया: by me / with me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning 'together with')

• सांप्रतम्: now, at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मन्दिरम्: house, abode
• मन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विशेषात्: especially
• विशेषात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपेण प्रयुक्तम् (ablative-form used adverbially: 'especially')

• तव: to you / for you
• तव: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• भोजनम्: meal, food
• भोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दक्षिणा-अन्वितम्: accompanied by a gift/fee (dakṣiṇā)
• दक्षिणा-अन्वितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √इ/अन्वि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (adjective) भोजनम्-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Maṇibhadra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (the brāhmaṇa addressed; contextually Puṣpa is involved in the episode)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maṇibhadra, with courteous gesture, invites the brāhmaṇa to his home, promising a special meal and dakṣiṇā; the setting hints at a pilgrim-town household economy.

Characters & Entities

• Maṇibhadra
• Puṣpa
• Dakṣiṇā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring a worthy guest with food and dakṣiṇā is praised as dharmic generosity, especially toward a pilgrim.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter is a tīrtha-māhātmya; this verse centers on the act of hospitality rather than naming the tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhojana-dāna (offering a meal) along with dakṣiṇā (honorarium/gift).