Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

एकोद्दिष्टं तु मध्याह्नं प्रातर्वै जातकर्मणि । पित्र्यार्थं निर्वपेत्पाकं वैश्वदेवार्थमेव च

Transliteration

ekoddiṣṭaṃ tu madhyāhnaṃ prātarvai jātakarmaṇi | pitryārthaṃ nirvapetpākaṃ vaiśvadevārthameva ca

Translation

The ekoddiṣṭa—Śrāddha for a single ancestor—should be performed at midday, while birth-related rites are done in the morning. One should cook and offer the food both for the Pitṛs (ancestors) and also for the Vaiśvadeva offering.

Word by Word

• ekoddiṣṭam: ekoddiṣṭa (single-offering type)
• ekoddiṣṭam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + uddiṣṭa (√diś, दिश् धातु; क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः: एकं उद्दिष्टम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Contrast/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/विरोधार्थक

• madhyāhnam: midday
• madhyāhnam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyāhna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (in the morning)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक निपात (indeed)

• jātakarmaṇi: in the birth-rite (jātakarman)
• jātakarmaṇi: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jātakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन

• pitryārtham: for the sake of the ancestors
• pitryārtham: Hetu (Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (चतुर्थी/षष्ठीभावः: पितॄणाम् अर्थः/पित्रर्थम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक

• nirvapet: should offer/put down (as offering)
• nirvapet: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√vap (वप् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); तृतीयपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• pākam: cooked food
• pākam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; (पाकः=पक्वान्नम्)

• vaiśvadeva-artham: for the vaiśvadeva offering
• vaiśvadeva-artham: Hetu (Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiśvadeva (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (चतुर्थी/षष्ठीभावः: वैश्वदेवस्य अर्थः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक

• eva: only/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Midday sun overhead; a householder performs ekoddiṣṭa śrāddha with a single pitṛ focus, while a separate small hearth/space is reserved for Vaiśvadeva; morning scene vignette shows jāta-karma preparations.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Vaiśvadeva
• Jātakarma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld by performing offerings in their proper time—honoring both ancestors (Pitṛs) and universal deities (Vaiśvadevas).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region), within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ekoddiṣṭa śrāddha is assigned to midday; jātakarma to morning; and food is to be prepared for both Pitṛ-offering and Vaiśvadeva.