Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

उत्तरतो नालिकेरं दाडिमं च यथाक्रमम् । मध्वाज्यं पयसा युक्तं कृशरशर्करायुतम्

Transliteration

uttarato nālikeraṃ dāḍimaṃ ca yathākramam | madhvājyaṃ payasā yuktaṃ kṛśaraśarkarāyutam

Translation

Au nord, selon l’ordre prescrit, ils offrirent la noix de coco et la grenade ; puis du miel et du ghee mêlés de lait, avec du kṛśara (riz) mélangé de sucre.

Word by Word

• उत्तरतः: to/from the north
• उत्तरतः: Adhikaraṇa (Spatial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्तरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: दिक्/देशवाचक-अव्यय (from the north/northwards)

• नालिकेरम्: coconut
• नालिकेरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नालिकेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (coconut)

• दाडिमम्: pomegranate
• दाडिमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाडिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (pomegranate)

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

• यथाक्रमम्: in due order
• यथाक्रमम्: Adhikaraṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + क्रम (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्यय (adverb)

• मध्वाज्यम्: honey-and-ghee mixture
• मध्वाज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + आज्य (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पयसा: with milk
• पयसा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• युक्तम्: combined/added
• युक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मध्वाज्यं)

• कृशरशर्करायुतम्: mixed with kṛśara and sugar
• कृशरशर्करायुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृशर + शर्करा + युत (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीह्यर्थसन्निकर्षः (कृशरेण शर्करया च युतम्) विशेषणम् (मध्वाज्यं)

Speaker

Narrator (exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The altar is shown with clear cardinal orientation; to the north side, coconut and pomegranate are placed in order. Bowls of milk mixed with honey and ghee, and a sweet kṛśara dish, are arranged as offerings, creating a serene, nourishing counterpoint to the flames.

Characters & Entities

• Nālikera (coconut)
• Dāḍima (pomegranate)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through careful order—direction, sequence, and purity of offerings reflect inner discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the sacred context; the focus here is ritual arrangement rather than a named pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering/placing specific items to the north in proper order, including coconut, pomegranate, milk-mixed madhvājya, and sugar-mixed kṛśara.