Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेद्भक्त्या शिवभक्तांश्च योगिनः । एवं कृते ततो राजन् सम्यक्तीर्थफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

brāhmaṇān bhojayedbhaktyā śivabhaktāṃśca yoginaḥ | evaṃ kṛte tato rājan samyaktīrthaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

Dengan bhakti hendaklah ia menjamu para brāhmaṇa, dan juga para yogin yang menjadi bhakta Śiva. Bila demikian dilakukan, wahai Raja, sungguh diperoleh buah ziarah suci secara sempurna.

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• bhojayet: should feed
• bhojayet: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु) [णिच् causative: bhojayati]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (Manner/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• śiva-bhaktān: devotees of Śiva
• śiva-bhaktān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śivasya bhaktāḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• yoginaḥ: yogins
• yoginaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन (कर्मपदत्वे)

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• kṛte: when (it is) done
• kṛte: Adhikaraṇa (Sati-saptamī/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; लोके सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): 'when this is done'

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Sequence/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः (thereupon/then)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• samyak-tīrtha-phalam: the full fruit of the pilgrimage
• samyak-tīrtha-phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samyak (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (tīrthasya phalam; samyak इति विशेषणपूर्वपद)

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced; internal vocative indicates instruction addressed to a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A riverside feeding pavilion: brāhmaṇas and ash-smeared yogins sit in rows; the pilgrim offers food with folded hands; Śiva symbols (tripuṇḍra, rudrākṣa) are visible; the river glints nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Brāhmaṇa
• Yogin
• Rājan (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is perfected by service—especially feeding the righteous—uniting devotion with social-religious duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha setting of the chapter, where pilgrimage merit is tied to dāna and hospitality.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Annadāna: feeding brāhmaṇas and Śiva-devoted yogins with devotion.