Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

उपानहौ ततो देये जलकुम्भं द्विजातये । दध्योदनं सलवणं शाकजीरकसंयुतम्

Transliteration

upānahau tato deye jalakumbhaṃ dvijātaye | dadhyodanaṃ salavaṇaṃ śākajīrakasaṃyutam

Translation

Dann soll man einem Zweimalgeborenen Schuhwerk und einen Wasserkrug geben; und Reis mit Quark, mit Salz, dazu Gemüse und Kreuzkümmel darbringen.

Word by Word

• उपानहौ: a pair of sandals
• उपानहौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानह् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Accusative dual

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala/Anukrama (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb ‘then/thereafter’

• देये: to be given
• देये: Vidhyartha (Obligation marker)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → देय (कृदन्त, यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन/एकवचन-प्रयोगे सन्दिग्ध; here as predicate ‘(these) are to be given’ (contextually plural/collective)

• जलकुम्भम्: a water-pot
• जलकुम्भम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• द्विजातये: to a twice-born (Brahmin)
• द्विजातये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular

• दध्योदनम्: rice with curd
• दध्योदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• सलवणम्: with salt
• सलवणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-सदृश उपसर्गार्थ) + लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘with salt’, qualifying दध्योदनम्

• शाकजीरकसंयुतम्: mixed with vegetables and cumin
• शाकजीरकसंयुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाक (प्रातिपदिक) + जीरक (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त, क्त; √युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘combined with vegetables and cumin’, qualifying दध्योदनम्

Speaker

Deductive (Dvārakā Māhātmya context within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa): a Purāṇic narrator listing practical dāna items for pilgrims

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-śreṣṭha (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim in Dvārakā offers sandals and a water-pot to a brāhmaṇa; nearby, a leaf-plate of curd-rice with salt, vegetables, and cumin is served as sacred hospitality, with temple spires and sea-horizon in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijāti (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is expressed through useful, life-supporting gifts—water, food, and necessities—offered in a sacred context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The prescriptions belong to Dvārakā Māhātmya, linking such dāna to the sanctity of Dvārakā pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give footwear and a water pot to a dvijāti, and offer food such as rice with curd, salt, vegetables, and cumin.