Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

संभोज्यपरमान्नाद्यैर्दत्त्वान्येभ्योपि दक्षिणाम् । होमं कृत्वा विधानेन जातवेदस इत्यृचा

Transliteration

saṃbhojyaparamānnādyairdattvānyebhyopi dakṣiṇām | homaṃ kṛtvā vidhānena jātavedasa ityṛcā

Translation

After feeding the honored guests with excellent foods and giving dakṣiṇā to others as well, one should perform the homa according to rule, with the Ṛgvedic verse beginning “Jātavedasa….”

Word by Word

• संभोज्य: having fed
• संभोज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्राय (absolutive/gerund; -य form), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले कृतक्रिया (having fed/entertained)

• परमान्नाद्यैः: with excellent food and the like
• परमान्नाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (परमम् अन्नम् आद्यं च)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले कृतक्रिया (having given)

• अन्येभ्यः: to others
• अन्येभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• दक्षिणाम्: gift/fee (dakṣiṇā)
• दक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• होमम्: fire-offering (homa)
• होमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले कृतक्रिया (having done)

• विधानेन: according to the prescribed rule
• विधानेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• जातवेदसः: of Jātavedas (Agni)
• जातवेदसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; मन्त्र-नाम (Agni)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ऋचा: with the ṛk-verse (hymn)
• ऋचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच्/ऋचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṅgalāgaurī-vrata (concluding annadāna-dakṣiṇā-homa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concluding feast is served on banana leaves; the host offers dakṣiṇā respectfully. Nearby, a small homa-kuṇḍa burns steadily as a priest recites the ‘Jātavedasa…’ ṛk, offering ghee into the fire.

Characters & Entities

• Homa
• Dakṣiṇā
• Jātavedas (Agni)
• Ṛgveda mantra (Jātavedase)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vrata-fruit is strengthened by yajña (homa) and dāna—sharing sacred food and giving dakṣiṇā in a spirit of reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Maṅgalāgaurī-vrata teaching, a hallmark of Kāśī’s ritual holiness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Feeding with excellent food, giving dakṣiṇā, and performing homa using the “Jātavedasa…” Vedic verse.