Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

माक्षिकं फाणितं शाकं गोरसं लवणं घृतम् । हस्तदत्तानि भुक्तानि दिनमेकमभोजनम्

Transliteration

mākṣikaṃ phāṇitaṃ śākaṃ gorasaṃ lavaṇaṃ ghṛtam | hastadattāni bhuktāni dinamekamabhojanam

Translation

Miel, mélasse de canne, légumes, produits de la vache, sel et ghee : si l’on en a mangé après les avoir reçus de la main (en un contexte impropre), qu’on jeûne un seul jour.

Word by Word

• mākṣikam: honey
• mākṣikam: Karma (Item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mākṣika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• phāṇitam: molasses / sugar syrup
• phāṇitam: Karma (Item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phāṇita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• śākam: vegetable greens
• śākam: Karma (Item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• go-rasam: cow's milk
• go-rasam: Karma (Item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गवां रसः)

• lavaṇam: salt
• lavaṇam: Karma (Item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lavaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• ghṛtam: ghee
• ghṛtam: Karma (Item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• hasta-dattāni: hand-given
• hasta-dattāni: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक) + datta (प्रातिपदिक; √dā (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (हस्तेन दत्तानि = given by hand)

• bhuktāni: eaten
• bhuktāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukta (प्रातिपदिक; √bhuj (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि-विशेषण (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• dinam: for a day
• dinam: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरणार्थे (time-extent)

• ekam: one
• ekam: Adhikaraṇa (Time-qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• abhojanam: fasting / non-eating
• abhojanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhojana (प्रातिपदिक; a- + bhojana)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim accepts rich foods (honey, jaggery, vegetables, ghee) from someone’s hand; later, realizing the impropriety, he sits in quiet fasting near a ghat with a water-pot, practicing restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Food is a dharmic act; improper acceptance can be purified through restraint and a brief fast.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the contextual sacred landscape where purity rules and expiations are emphasized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A one-day fast (abhojana) is prescribed in relation to eating certain items received ‘by hand’ in a censured manner/context.