Shloka 12

Devanagari script

सक्तुयावकवाट्यानाम् अपूपानां च मे गृहे यद् रोचते द्विजश्रेष्ठ तत् त्वं भुङ्क्ष्व यथेच्छया

Transliteration

saktuyāvakavāṭyānām apūpānāṃ ca me gṛhe yad rocate dvijaśreṣṭha tat tvaṃ bhuṅkṣva yathecchayā

Translation

En mi casa hay gachas de cebada, tortas de cebada y dulces apūpa. Oh el mejor de los dos veces nacidos, come libremente, según tu deseo, aquello que te agrade.

Word by Word

• सक्तु-यावक-वाट्यानाम्: of saktu, yāvaka and vāṭya (foods)
• सक्तु-यावक-वाट्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सक्तु (प्रातिपदिक) + यावक (प्रातिपदिक) + वाट्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective copulative)

• अपूपानाम्: of cakes
• अपूपानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• गृहे: in (the) house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever (that)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• रोचते: pleases (you)
• रोचते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोग (pleases/is liked)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (best among the twice-born)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; निर्देश (correlative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• भुङ्क्ष्व: eat
• भुङ्क्ष्व: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यथा-इच्छया: as you wish
• यथा-इच्छया: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial); (यथा = as, इच्छा = wish)

Speaker

A householder/host addressing an honored Brahmin guest (dvijaśreṣṭha) within the dynastic narrative recounted by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Honoring a brāhmaṇa guest with whatever one has, without constraint, is a concrete expression of dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Practice hospitality and generosity within one’s means, prioritizing respect over display.

Vishishtadvaita: Dharma as service to Bhagavān’s devotees (bhāgavata-sevā) becomes a lived mode of devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmin (Dvija)

FAQs

What is the significance of hospitality (atithi-satkara) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents feeding an honored guest—especially a learned dvija—as a direct expression of dharma, sustaining social and sacred order within the Purana’s moral universe.

How does Sage Parāśara explain dharma through everyday actions in the dynastic sections?

Through embedded scenes like this, Parāśara shows that dharma is not only royal governance or ritual theory but also ordinary righteous conduct—offering food, respect, and freedom of choice to a guest.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Though Vishnu is not named here, the ethic of honoring guests and sustaining dharma reflects the Purana’s view that social righteousness participates in Vishnu’s sovereignty as the preserver of cosmic order.