Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

हिरण्मयेषु पात्रेषु पायसं घृतसंयुतम् । शर्करामधुसंयुक्तं शाकैर्जुष्टं मनोरमैः

Transliteration

hiraṇmayeṣu pātreṣu pāyasaṃ ghṛtasaṃyutam | śarkarāmadhusaṃyuktaṃ śākairjuṣṭaṃ manoramaiḥ

Translation

Dans des vases d’or, elle servit du riz sucré mêlé de ghee, uni au sucre et au miel, et accompagné de mets de légumes charmants.

Word by Word

• हिरण्मयेषु: in golden (vessels)
• हिरण्मयेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (पात्रेषु) — Neuter, Locative (7th), Plural; adjectival

• पात्रेषु: in vessels
• पात्रेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् — Neuter, Locative (7th), Plural

• पायसम्: rice-pudding
• पायसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम् — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• घृतसंयुतम्: mixed with ghee
• घृतसंयुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तं भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम्; विशेषणम् (पायसम्) — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; past passive participle used adjectivally

• शर्करामधुसंयुक्तम्: combined with sugar and honey
• शर्करामधुसंयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक) + मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तं कृदन्तम्; विशेषणम् (पायसम्) — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjectival PPP

• शाकैः: with vegetables/greens
• शाकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• जुष्टम्: seasoned/served with
• जुष्टम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जुष्ट (कृदन्त; √जुष् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तं कृदन्तम्; विशेषणम् (पायसम्) — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; 'enjoyed/seasoned'

• मनोरमैः: delightful
• मनोरमैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (शाकैः) — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural; adjectival

Speaker

Narrator (context not provided; likely a Purāṇic narrator relating events within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal lady serves pāyasa in golden bowls, ghee glistening on the surface, with sugar and honey, surrounded by neatly arranged vegetable dishes; brāhmaṇas seated in orderly rows.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Annadāna—feeding honored guests with purity and generosity—is upheld as a meritorious dharma-act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on the dharma of reverential feeding.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Serving sanctified food offerings—especially pāyasa with ghee, honey, and sugar—prepared and presented respectfully.