Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तत्फलैर्वासुदेवस्तु प्रीतो भवति दानतः । जंबूवृक्षं समाश्रित्य कुर्वंति द्विजभोजनम्

Transliteration

tatphalairvāsudevastu prīto bhavati dānataḥ | jaṃbūvṛkṣaṃ samāśritya kurvaṃti dvijabhojanam

Translation

En offrant ses fruits en don, Vāsudeva s’en réjouit. Prenant refuge près de l’arbre Jambū, ils organisent le repas offert aux dvija (brāhmaṇa).

Word by Word

• तत्-फलैः: by those fruits
• तत्-फलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तत् + फल)

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/contrast particle)

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (कृदन्त; √प्री (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भावे (past passive participle)

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दानतः: because of giving/from donation
• दानतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दानतस् (प्रातिपदिक/तद्धितान्त अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• जंबू-वृक्षम्: the jambu tree
• जंबू-वृक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जंबू (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (जंबू + वृक्ष)

• समाश्रित्य: having resorted to
• समाश्रित्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-√श्रि (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• कुर्वन्ति: they do/perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• द्विज-भोजनम्: feeding of Brahmins
• द्विज-भोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (द्विजानां भोजनम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jambū-vṛkṣa (within the kṣetra)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Under the shade of the dark Jambū tree, pilgrims present baskets of fruits; brāhmaṇas are seated on clean mats for a respectful meal; a subtle vision of Vāsudeva’s pleased presence is suggested in the background aura.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Jambū tree
• Dāna (charity)
• Dvija (brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is enacted through generosity: offering sacred fruits and feeding the worthy is presented as a direct way to please Vāsudeva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The practice is situated at/near the sacred Jambū tree within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa tīrtha context; the verse does not name a specific city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of the Jambū fruits and dvija-bhojana (feeding brāhmaṇas) performed in association with the Jambū tree.