Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ततो विसर्ज्य तान्विप्रान्भोजनं स्वयमाचरेत् । सर्वाहारेण राजेंद्र पंचगव्यप्रपूर्वकम्

Transliteration

tato visarjya tānviprānbhojanaṃ svayamācaret | sarvāhāreṇa rājeṃdra paṃcagavyaprapūrvakam

Translation

Dann, nachdem man jene Brāhmaṇas ehrerbietig verabschiedet hat, soll man selbst eine Mahlzeit einnehmen—o Herr der Könige—und die Enthaltung mit allerlei Speisen brechen, zuvor jedoch mit Pañcagavya.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक

• विसर्ज्य: having dismissed
• विसर्ज्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having dismissed/sent away’

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• विप्रान्: Brahmins
• विप्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

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

• स्वयम्: oneself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Agent emphasis/कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (reflexive adverb: oneself)

• आचरेत्: should perform/practice
• आचरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वाहारेण: with all kinds of food / with full diet
• सर्वाहारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• पञ्चगव्य-प्रपूर्वकम्: preceded by pañcagavya
• पञ्चगव्य-प्रपूर्वकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चगव्य-प्रपूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्चगव्य + प्रपूर्वक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘bhojanam’)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vrata-observer, having fed seated brāhmaṇas, offers respectful dismissal; then receives pañcagavya and begins the concluding meal in a tīrtha setting.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra
• Pañcagavya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A vow should be concluded properly—honor others first, then return to ordinary life through a ritually mindful closure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it details the concluding procedure of the observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After dismissing the brāhmaṇas, perform pāraṇa by eating—beginning with pañcagavya, then taking normal foods.