Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेत्तत्र मधुना पायसेन च । एकस्मिन् भोजिते विप्रे कोटिर्भवति भोजिता

Transliteration

brāhmaṇān bhojayettatra madhunā pāyasena ca | ekasmin bhojite vipre koṭirbhavati bhojitā

Translation

Là, l’on doit nourrir les brāhmaṇas de miel et de riz au lait sucré; lorsqu’un seul brāhmaṇa est nourri, c’est comme si un crore l’avait été.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; Masculine, Accusative plural

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु) (णिच् causative: भोजय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; causative optative (should feed)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम्; adverb (there)

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter, Instrumental singular

• पायसेन: with rice-pudding
• पायसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter, Instrumental singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्; conjunction

• एकस्मिन्: in one
• एकस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Locative singular (in one)

• भोजिते: when (he is) fed
• भोजिते: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भुज् + क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Past passive participle, Locative singular; (when fed/after feeding)

• विप्रे: in/for a Brahmin
• विप्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Masculine, Locative singular

• कोटिः: a crore/ten million
• कोटिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Feminine, Nominative singular

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• भोजिता: (equivalent) feeding
• भोजिता: Karta (Predicate-noun/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भुज् + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Past passive participle used substantively; Feminine, Nominative singular (feeding/act of feeding)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (context)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A riverside feeding hall/maṇḍapa where a brāhmaṇa is served honey and pāyasa in clean vessels; pilgrims stand with folded hands; the river and a small shrine appear in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Pāyasa
• Madhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity of food offered to worthy recipients in a tīrtha setting yields multiplied spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘there’ refers to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred locale—Revā-kṣetra in the Narmadā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brāhmaṇa-bhojana (feeding Brāhmaṇas), specifically with madhu (honey) and pāyasa (milk-rice).