Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

कार्यं शुभं सर्वमपि श्रीमातरं तथा नृप । यत्किंचिद्भोजनं त्वत्र ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रयच्छति

Transliteration

kāryaṃ śubhaṃ sarvamapi śrīmātaraṃ tathā nṛpa | yatkiṃcidbhojanaṃ tvatra brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchati

Translation

Ô Roi, pour toute œuvre propice, il convient d’honorer de même Śrīmātā; et toute nourriture disponible ici, qu’on la donne en offrande aux Brāhmaṇas.

Word by Word

• कार्यम्: a rite/act (to be done)
• कार्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying कार्यम्)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying कार्यम्)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• श्रीमातरम्: Śrī-Mother (as object of worship)
• श्रीमातरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समास: श्री + माता (कर्मधारय), रूप: मातरम् (मातृ-शब्द)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• किंचित्: some, any
• किंचित्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थे (indefinite: 'some')

• भोजनम्: food, meal
• भोजनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (but/indeed)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (here)

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

• प्रयच्छति: gives, offers
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: प्र+यम् (प्रदाने)

Speaker

Narrator within the Dharmāraṇya-māhātmya context (addressing a king; exact speaker not stated in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka / Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A kingly patron and householders honor Śrīmātā with lamps and flowers; adjacent, brāhmaṇas are respectfully seated and served simple food from available provisions, emphasizing humility and generosity.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmātā
• Brāhmaṇas
• Nṛpa (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspiciousness is completed by devotion and generosity—worship of the Mother and charitable feeding sustain dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction ‘here’ points to the Dharmāraṇya-kṣetra context where worship and feeding are praised as kṣetra-dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Śrīmātā for auspicious works and perform anna-dāna/feeding by giving available food to Brāhmaṇas.