Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

गृहागतो न विमुखो यस्य जातु कदाचन । शीतकाले धनं प्रादादुष्णकाले जलान्नदः

Transliteration

gṛhāgato na vimukho yasya jātu kadācana | śītakāle dhanaṃ prādāduṣṇakāle jalānnadaḥ

Translation

Wer immer zu seinem Haus kam, wurde niemals, zu keiner Zeit, abgewiesen. In der kalten Jahreszeit gab er Reichtum, in der heißen spendete er Wasser und Speise.

Word by Word

• गृहागतः: one who has come to the house (guest)
• गृहागतः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + आगत (कृदन्त; √गम् धातु, क्त; उपसर्गः आ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (गृहे आगतः)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• विमुखः: turned away, averse
• विमुखः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यस्य: of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• जातु: ever
• जातु: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जातु (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal particle)

• कदाचन: at any time
• कदाचन: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (at any time)

• शीतकाले: in the cold season
• शीतकाले: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषः (शीतः कालः)

• धनम्: wealth, money
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रादात्: he gave
• प्रादात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• उष्णकाले: in the hot season
• उष्णकाले: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषः (उष्णः कालः)

• जलान्नदः: giver of water and food
• जलान्नदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक; √दा धातु, क्विप्/ण्वुलर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (जल+अन्न) + तत्पुरुषः (तयोः दः/दाता)

Speaker

Unspecified in excerpt (Tīrthamāhātmya narrator voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A steady stream of travelers arrives; the patron’s door remains open. In winter he distributes coins and warm items; in summer he offers cool water, buttermilk, and meals under a shaded veranda.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A householder’s dharma is to never refuse a guest and to give season-appropriate charity, which generates great puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within a Tīrthamāhātmya context, but this specific line emphasizes universal dāna-dharma rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Seasonal dāna: giving wealth in winter and giving water and food in summer, along with unwavering hospitality.