Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

भोजनाभ्यञ्जनाद्दानाद्यदन्यत्कुरुते तिलैः । कृमिभूतः स विष्ठायां पितृभिः सह मज्जति

Transliteration

bhojanābhyañjanāddānādyadanyatkurute tilaiḥ | kṛmibhūtaḥ sa viṣṭhāyāṃ pitṛbhiḥ saha majjati

Translation

Wer Sesam zu anderem als zum Essen, zum Salben oder zum Spenden verwendet, wird zum Wurm und versinkt im Unrat zusammen mit seinen Ahnen.

Word by Word

• भोजनाभ्यञ्जनात्: from eating and anointing
• भोजनाभ्यञ्जनात्: Apadana (Ablative/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन + अभ्यञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (भोजनं च अभ्यञ्जनं च)

• दानात्: from giving (as gift)
• दानात्: Apadana (Ablative/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; यत्-विशेषण

• कुरुते: does; performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तिलैः: with sesame seeds
• तिलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• कृमिभूतः: having become a worm
• कृमिभूतः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृमि + भूत (कृदन्त; भू-धातु (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कृमिः भूतो = having become a worm)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विष्ठायाम्: in feces
• विष्ठायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पितृभिः: with the ancestors
• पितृभिः: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक-उपसर्ग/निपात (preposition-like: with)

• मज्जति: sinks; is immersed
• मज्जति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मज्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cautionary vision: a person misusing sesame is shown falling into a foul pit, transformed into a worm; shadowy pitṛ figures sink alongside—didactic, otherworldly imagery contrasted with a proper sesame-dāna scene in the margin.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred substances used in ancestral and charitable contexts must not be diverted to improper ends; misuse brings severe karmic downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dharma for offerings and pitṛ-related conduct is emphasized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sesame (tilā) is sanctioned here for eating, anointing, and dāna; other uses are condemned.