Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

सावित्र्याः पुरतो देवि दंपत्योर्भोजनं ददेत् । तेनाहं भोजितस्तत्र भवामीह न संशय

Transliteration

sāvitryāḥ purato devi daṃpatyorbhojanaṃ dadet | tenāhaṃ bhojitastatra bhavāmīha na saṃśaya

Translation

O Göttin, man soll dem Ehepaar vor Sāvitrī die Mahlzeit darbringen. Dadurch werde auch ich selbst dort gespeist—daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• सावित्र्याः: of Savitrī
• सावित्र्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध); एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• पुरतः: in front of
• पुरतः: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (in front of)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति; एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• दम्पत्योः: of the couple (husband and wife)
• दम्पत्योः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध); द्विवचन (Genitive dual)

• भोजनम्: food, meal
• भोजनम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म); एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• ददेत्: should give/offer
• ददेत्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन (3rd sg optative)

• तेन: by that, thereby
• तेन: Karaṇa (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण); एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता); एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• भोजितः: fed, made to eat
• भोजितः: Karta (Predicate adjective of अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुज् (धातु) → भोजित (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (having been fed)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• भवामि: I become / I am
• भवामि: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative); परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन (1st sg present)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• न: not, no
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Pratijñā/Predicate nominal (there is no doubt)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; first-person ‘aham’ refers to the presiding deity’s presence/acceptance in the rite)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāvitrī-sthala (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Before a small shrine or icon of Sāvitrī, a brāhmaṇa couple is served a consecrated meal; a subtle divine presence is suggested, as if the deity partakes through them.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Feeding the worthy in a sacred precinct is treated as feeding the deity—hospitality becomes direct worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sāvitrī-sthala at Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer a formal meal to the invited couple in front of Sāvitrī, with the conviction that the divine is thereby satisfied.