Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

अथाभ्यर्च्योपचारेण भोजयेद्विप्रदंपती

Transliteration

athābhyarcyopacāreṇa bhojayedvipradaṃpatī

Translation

Ensuite, les ayant dûment honorés par les offrandes et les égards convenables, qu’il nourrisse le couple de brahmanes.

Word by Word

• अथ: then/thereupon
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/क्रमसूचक) — indeclinable particle indicating sequence (“then/now”)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) — absolutive/gerund; “having worshipped”

• उपचारेण: with (due) services/attentions
• उपचारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु) [णिच् causative: भोजय-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — “should cause to eat/feed”

• विप्रदम्पती: the Brahmin couple
• विप्रदम्पती: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (“विप्रयोः दम्पती”); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), द्विवचन — accusative dual

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator/instructor within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder after pūjā respectfully offers seats, water, and food to a Brahmin couple; lamps and offerings arranged; atmosphere of restraint and reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (Brahmin couple)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship becomes complete when it culminates in reverent hospitality and feeding of worthy guests, done as an act of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on vrata-conduct and ritual hospitality.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After offering due upacāras (ritual courtesies), one should perform brāhmaṇa-bhojana—feeding a Brahmin couple.