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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

नाहं तथाद्भि यजमानहविर्वितानश्चयोतद्घृतप्लुतमदन्हुतभुङ्मुखेन । यद्ब्राह्मणस्य मुखतश्चरतोनुघासं तुष्टस्य मय्यवहितैर्निजकर्मपाकैः

Transliteration

nāhaṃ tathādbhi yajamānahavirvitānaścayotadghṛtaplutamadanhutabhuṅmukhena | yadbrāhmaṇasya mukhataścaratonughāsaṃ tuṣṭasya mayyavahitairnijakarmapākaiḥ

Translation

われは、祭主の精巧な供物――供献と、火に注がれて「祭儀の口」によって食される酥油（ギー）――によって、同じほどには歓喜しない。むしろ、満ち足りたバラモンの口から出たほんの一口であっても、自らの業の熟した果として、心を込めて注意深く捧げられるなら、われはそれにこそ深く満足する。

Word by Word
नnot
न:
Sambandha (negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध (negation)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
तथाthus/in that manner
तथा:
Kriya-vishesana (adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in that way)
अद्भिःwith waters
अद्भिः:
Karana (means)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/अद् (प्रातिपदिक: आपः)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (आपः), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
यजमानsacrificing/performing worship
यजमान:
Karta (agent qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootयज् (धातु)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
हविःoblation
हविः:
Karma (object)
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
वितानःritual arrangement/spread (of sacrifice)
वितानः:
Karta (predicate noun/qualifier)
TypeNoun
Rootवितान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (यज्ञवितानः = यज्ञविस्तारः)
चयःa heap/collection
चयः:
Karta (predicate noun/qualifier)
TypeNoun
Rootचय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उतand/also
उत:
Sambandha (particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/विकल्पार्थक (and/also)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (object)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
घृतप्लुतम्drenched with ghee
घृतप्लुतम्:
Karma (object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक) + प्लुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुष (घृतेन प्लुतम् = drenched with ghee)
अदन्eating
अदन्:
Karta (agent qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद् (धातु)
Formशतृ/शानच्-प्राय वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (भुङ्/अद्—eating)
हुतoffered (as oblation)
हुत:
Karma (object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootहु (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (offered)
भुङ्eating/consuming
भुङ्:
Karta (agent qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootभुज् (धातु)
Formशतृ-प्राय/धातुरूप-प्रयोगः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (one who eats)
मुखेनwith the mouth
मुखेन:
Karana (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
यत्which/that (what)
यत्:
Karma (object)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)
ब्राह्मणस्यof a Brahmin
ब्राह्मणस्य:
Sambandha (possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
मुखतःfrom the mouth
मुखतः:
Apadana (source)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)
चरतःof one who is moving about
चरतः:
Sambandha (genitive qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootचर् (धातु)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; (of one who is moving/going about)
अनुघासम्a morsel/gleaning (food)
अनुघासम्:
Karma (object)
TypeNoun
Rootअनुघास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (भिक्षा/अन्नकण-प्रायः)
तुष्टस्यof the pleased one
तुष्टस्य:
Sambandha (genitive qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुष्ट (कृदन्त, √तुष् धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; (of one who is pleased)
मयिin me
मयि:
Adhikarana (locus)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
अवहितैःwith attentive
अवहितैः:
Karana (means/attendant circumstance)
TypeAdjective
Rootअवहित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √धा/√हिता)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (attentive/applied)
निजकर्मपाकैःby the fruits/ripenings of one’s own deeds
निजकर्मपाकैः:
Karana (means/cause)
TypeNoun
Rootनिज (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पाक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (निजस्य कर्मणः पाकैः = by the ripenings of one’s own actions)
Speaker

Viṣṇu (quoted authority)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The Kumāras

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two scenes contrasted: (1) a grand yajña with blazing fire, priests, ladles of ghee; (2) a humble devotee offering a small morsel to a serene brāhmaṇa seated calmly. Viṣṇu’s subtle presence/approval radiates more strongly over the second scene.

Characters & Entities
V
Viṣṇu
B
Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

Personal charity and reverent service to a worthy, contented brāhmaṇa can please the Divine more than costly ritual display.

No specific tīrtha is named; the ‘holy field’ emphasized is the brāhmaṇa as a recipient of dāna and honor.

It implicitly praises brāhmaṇa-bhojana/dāna (offering food/charity to brāhmaṇas) over mere ritual oblations.

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