Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

नैवेद्यं भवतां राजमाषतंदुलमिश्रकाः । अनभ्यर्च्य च यो युष्मान्किंचित्कृत्यं विधास्यति

Transliteration

naivedyaṃ bhavatāṃ rājamāṣataṃdulamiśrakāḥ | anabhyarcya ca yo yuṣmānkiṃcitkṛtyaṃ vidhāsyati

Translation

«Votre offrande (naivedya) sera un mélange de haricot noir noble (rājamāṣa) et de riz. Et quiconque entreprendra quelque acte sans vous avoir d’abord honorés…»

Word by Word

• नैवेद्यम्: food-offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• भवताम्: of you (honorific)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• राजमाषतण्डुलमिश्रकाः: mixtures of black-gram and rice
• राजमाषतण्डुलमिश्रकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजमाष-तण्डुल-मिश्रक (प्रातिपदिक; राजमाष + तण्डुल + मिश्रक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• अनभ्यर्च्य: without worshipping
• अनभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन-आ-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), नकार-पूर्वक (without worshipping)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यः: who (whoever)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• युष्मान्: you (all)
• युष्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• किञ्चित्: some, any
• किञ्चित्: Visheshaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); अनिश्चित-परिमाण (indefinite)

• कृत्यम्: rite/duty/act
• कृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• विधास्यति: will perform, will do
• विधास्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Bāla-Maheśvara (Śiva in child form)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṣetrapāla (guardian) worship (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra instructs the guardians’ prescribed offering: a mixed naivedya of black gram and rice; the scene shifts from cosmic appointment to practical ritual protocol and a caution about neglect.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣetrapāla
• Naivedya
• Māṣa
• Taṇḍula

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred guardians should be honored before actions; ritual respect upholds protection and orderly outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is on kṣetra-protection and guardian worship applicable to sacred precincts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A naivedya of mixed māṣa (black gram) and taṇḍula (rice) is prescribed, along with the rule to worship the guardians before commencing tasks.