Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तक्रोदकतैलघृतदुग्धेक्षुरसमधूनि यो दद्यात् । खर्जूरखंडद्राक्षावातामांजीरकैः साकम्

Transliteration

takrodakatailaghṛtadugdhekṣurasamadhūni yo dadyāt | kharjūrakhaṃḍadrākṣāvātāmāṃjīrakaiḥ sākam

Translation

Quiconque offre du babeurre, de l’eau, de l’huile, du ghee, du lait, du jus de canne et du miel—avec des dattes, du sucre, des raisins secs, des amandes et des figues—acquiert un grand mérite.

Word by Word

• takra-udaka-taila-ghṛta-dugdha-ikṣu-rasa-madhūni: buttermilk, water, oil, ghee, milk, sugarcane-juice, and honey
• takra-udaka-taila-ghṛta-dugdha-ikṣu-rasa-madhūni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: takra (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक) + taila (प्रातिपदिक) + ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + dugdha (प्रातिपदिक) + ikṣu (प्रातिपदिक) + rasa (प्रातिपदिक) + madhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective copulative) (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; relative pronoun)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, Active, 3rd person, Singular)

• kharjūra-khaṇḍa-drākṣā-vātāma-āṃjīrakaiḥ: together with dates, sugar-candy, raisins, almonds, and figs
• kharjūra-khaṇḍa-drākṣā-vātāma-āṃjīrakaiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kharjūra (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + drākṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + vātāma (प्रातिपदिक) + āṃjīraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (समाहार), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सहार्थे (Instrumental of accompaniment) (Instrumental, Plural)

• sākam: together with
• sākam: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (indeclinable meaning 'together with')

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a pilgrim rest-house near the sacred precinct, donors distribute pots of water and buttermilk, vessels of oil and ghee, milk, sugarcane juice, honey, and baskets of dates, sugar, raisins, almonds, and figs to travelers and priests.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Nourishing gifts—food, drink, and sweet provisions—are direct acts of compassion that generate strong puṇya in a tīrtha context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Anna-pāna dāna: donating beverages, dairy, sweet juices, honey, and dried fruits/nuts.