Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
Devanagari script
भक्ष्यभोज्यान्न पानैश्च या पूजा क्रियते नरैः । पितामहं समुद्दिश्य सा भक्तिर्लौकिकी मता
Transliteration
bhakṣyabhojyānna pānaiśca yā pūjā kriyate naraiḥ | pitāmahaṃ samuddiśya sā bhaktirlaukikī matā
Translation
Die Verehrung, die Menschen mit Süßspeisen, gekochten Speisen, Getreide und Getränken darbringen—auf Pitāmaha (den Großvater, Brahmā) gerichtet—gilt als weltliche Bhakti (laukikī bhakti).
Word by Word
भक्ष्यedibles
भक्ष्य:
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TypeNoun
Rootभक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — समासाङ्ग
भोज्यfoods (to be eaten)
भोज्य:
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TypeNoun
Rootभोज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — समासाङ्ग
अन्नedibles, foods, and rice/food
अन्न:
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TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — समासाङ्ग; समासः—भक्ष्य-भोज्य-अन्न (द्वन्द्वः)
पानैःwith drinks
पानैः:
करण (Instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootपान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (neuter, instrumental, plural)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
याwhich
या:
कर्म/विशेष्य-निर्देश (relative: ‘which’)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular)
पूजाworship
पूजा:
कर्म (Object; with passive verb)
TypeNoun
Rootपूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular)
क्रियतेis performed
क्रियते:
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TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (present indicative, 3rd sg, passive)
नरैःby men/people
नरैः:
कर्ता (Agent in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural)
पितामहम्Pitāmaha (Brahmā)/grandfather
पितामहम्:
कर्म (Object of absolutive sense: ‘aiming at’)
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine, accusative, singular)
समुद्दिश्यaddressing/with reference to
समुद्दिश्य:
प्रयोजन/सम्बन्ध (purpose/reference)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्-उद्-दिश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having directed/with reference to’
साthat
सा:
कर्ता (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular)
भक्तिःdevotion
भक्तिः:
कर्ता/विशेष्य (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular)
लौकिकीworldly/common
लौकिकी:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootलौकिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular); भक्तिः-विशेषण
मताis considered
मता:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘considered’
Speaker
Īśvara (Śiva)
Characters & Entities
P
Pitāmaha (Brahmā)P
PūjāF
Food offerings (bhakṣya/bhojya/anna/pāna)FAQs
Offering food and drink as worship is a valid but ‘worldly’ mode of devotion when framed as a conventional religious act.
The classification of devotion is taught within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative setting.
Pūjā using edible offerings—sweets, meals, grains, and drinks—dedicated here to Pitāmaha (Brahmā).