Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

दीपादनंतरं ब्रह्मन्नन्नस्य च निवेदनम् । त्रयोदश्या भक्तियुक्तैः कार्यं मोक्षपदस्थितैः

Transliteration

dīpādanaṃtaraṃ brahmannannasya ca nivedanam | trayodaśyā bhaktiyuktaiḥ kāryaṃ mokṣapadasthitaiḥ

Translation

Ô brahmane, après l’offrande de la lampe, il convient aussi de présenter la nourriture en naivedya ; au jour de Trayodaśī (treizième jour lunaire), ceux qui visent l’état de délivrance doivent l’accomplir avec dévotion.

Word by Word

• दीपात्: from/after the lamp (lighting)
• दीपात्: अपादान (Source/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin
• ब्रह्मन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• अन्नस्य: of food
• अन्नस्य: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• निवेदनम्: offering/presentation
• निवेदनम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• त्रयोदश्याम्: on the thirteenth lunar day
• त्रयोदश्याम्: अधिकरण (Time/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• भक्तियुक्तैः: by those endowed with devotion
• भक्तियुक्तैः: कर्ता (Agent, instrumental plural)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + युक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; 'भक्त्या युक्त' इति षष्ठी/तृतीया-तत्पुरुषभावः

• कार्यम्: to be done/should be performed
• कार्यम्: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative)

• मोक्षपदस्थितैः: by those established in the state of liberation
• मोक्षपदस्थितैः: कर्ता (Agent, instrumental plural)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्षपद + स्थित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; 'मोक्षपदे स्थित' इति सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hari (Viṣṇu) worship on Trayodaśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmin interlocutor (addressed as ‘brahman’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Trayodaśī evening pūjā: lamp already lit before Hari; next, a plate of food is offered, with devotees preparing to distribute prasāda to seekers of liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Trayodaśī
• Dīpadāna
• Anna-nivedana
• Mokṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through ordered worship—light and nourishment offered to the deity—supporting a liberation-oriented life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it provides vrata-like procedural guidance within the māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After dīpadāna, perform anna-nivedana (naivedya offering of food), especially on Trayodaśī, with bhakti.