Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

पूजितां तां नरैर्यत्नादवलोक्य शुभेप्सुभिः । भोजयेत्क्षिप्रासंयावकृशरापूपपायसैः

Transliteration

pūjitāṃ tāṃ narairyatnādavalokya śubhepsubhiḥ | bhojayetkṣiprāsaṃyāvakṛśarāpūpapāyasaiḥ

Translation

Nachdem man ihr bereits verehrtes Bildnis mit Sorgfalt geschaut hat, sollen Menschen, die segensreiche Früchte ersehnen, anschließend eine Speisegabe darbringen und bewirten — mit Speisen wie kṣiprā, saṃyāva, kṛśarā, pūpa-Kuchen und pāyasa (süßem Milchreis).

Word by Word

• pūjitām: (her) who has been worshipped/honoured
• pūjitām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjita (कृदन्त; √pūj पूज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — feminine accusative singular

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — pronoun, feminine accusative singular

• naraiḥ: by men
• naraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन — masculine instrumental plural

• yatnāt: with effort; carefully
• yatnāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘यत्नात्’ = ‘यत्नेन’ — masculine ablative singular (idiomatically: with effort)

• avalokya: having looked at/observed
• avalokya: Kriya (Adverbial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava√lok (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया — gerund ‘having seen/after observing’

• śubha-ipsubhiḥ: by those who desire auspiciousness
• śubha-ipsubhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Agentive group/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + ipsu (कृदन्त; √āp आप्/√īps ईप्स् ‘इच्छ्’ भाव)
• Form: बहुवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शुभम् इप्सवः) ‘those desiring auspiciousness’; पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः) instrumental plural

• bhojayet: should feed
• bhojayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj भोज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘should cause to eat/feed’

• kṣipra: quick; immediate
• kṣipra: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; अत्र समासपूर्वपदत्वेन विशेषणार्थ — ‘quick/instant’ (used as qualifier)

• āsaṃyāva: with āsaṃyāva (a sweet preparation)
• āsaṃyāva: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsaṃyāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (पाकविशेष), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समाहार-करण) — instrumental plural (as items)

• kṛśarā: with kṛśarā (rice-lentil dish)
• kṛśarā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛśarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — instrumental plural

• pūpa: with cakes
• pūpa: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — instrumental plural

• pāyasaiḥ: with rice-pudding/sweet milk
• pāyasaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāyasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — instrumental plural

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Following worship, devotees arrange leaf-plates and serve sweet rice and cakes; pilgrims and brāhmaṇas sit in rows; the worshipped icon remains visible in the background, linking darśana to feeding.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūtamātṛ (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious worship culminates in offering and nourishment—devotion is expressed through tangible hospitality and ritual feeding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where this vrata-style worship and offering is taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After darśana of the worshipped deity, offer/arrange feeding with specified dishes (kṣiprā, saṃyāva, kṛśarā, pūpa, pāyasa).