Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

कुमारीर्भोजयेदन्नैर्विविधैर्भक्तिभावतः । धूपैर्दीपैः फलैः रम्यैः पूजयेच्च सुरादिभिः

Transliteration

kumārīrbhojayedannairvividhairbhaktibhāvataḥ | dhūpairdīpaiḥ phalaiḥ ramyaiḥ pūjayecca surādibhiḥ

Translation

信心をもって童女らに種々の食を施し、また香・灯明・麗しき果実、ならびにスラー等の供物をもって供養すべし（作法に随って）。

Word by Word

• कुमारीः: maidens/young girls
• कुमारीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु, causative/णिजन्त: भोजय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative)

• अन्नैः: with foods
• अन्नैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• भक्तिभावतः: with devotional feeling
• भक्तिभावतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• दीपैः: with lamps
• दीपैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• रम्यैः: pleasant/beautiful
• रम्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• सुरादिभिः: with offerings beginning with liquor etc.
• सुरादिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (ritual instruction within the Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual pavilion where kumārīs are seated and served diverse dishes; nearby, a shrine with lamps and incense; devotees offer fruits and ritual items in a festive yet reverent atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Kumārī (maidens)
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti expresses itself through service—especially honoring the feminine divine by feeding kumārīs—and through careful ritual worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instructions belong to the Dharmāraṇya sacred milieu, where the Goddess’s worship is celebrated as especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kumārī-bhojana (feeding maidens) along with pūjā using dhūpa (incense), dīpa (lamp), and phala (fruits), plus other stated offerings.