Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

सेवते भर्त्तुरुच्छिष्टमिष्टमन्नं फलादिकम् । दूरतो वर्ज्जयेदेषा समाजोत्सवदर्शनम्

Transliteration

sevate bhartturucchiṣṭamiṣṭamannaṃ phalādikam | dūrato varjjayedeṣā samājotsavadarśanam

Translation

ಅವಳು ಭರ್ತೃನ ಉಚ್ಛಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ಪ್ರಿಯ ಅನ್ನ, ಫಲಾದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇವಿಸಲಿ. ಜನಸಮೂಹ ಹಾಗೂ ಉತ್ಸವ-ಮನೋರಂಜನಗಳ ದರ್ಶನವನ್ನು ದೂರದಿಂದಲೇ ವರ್ಜಿಸಲಿ.

Word by Word

• सेवते: serves, attends upon
• सेवते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• भर्तुः: of the husband
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• उच्छिष्टम्: leftover (food)
• उच्छिष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्छिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• इष्टम्: desired, pleasing
• इष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• फलादिकम्: fruits and the like
• फलादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आदि-समासः: ‘फलम् आदिः यस्य’/‘fruit etc.’)

• दूरतः: from afar
• दूरतः: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• वर्ज्जयेत्: should avoid
• वर्ज्जयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृज्/वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एषा: this woman
• एषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• समाजोत्सवदर्शनम्: seeing public festivals/assemblies
• समाजोत्सवदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाज + उत्सव + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (समाजस्य उत्सवस्य दर्शनम्)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa (didactic instruction on strī-dharma; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Interior of a traditional gṛha: a pativratā woman in simple attire accepts a small portion of her husband’s remaining food; outside, distant festive procession is visible but deliberately avoided.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Restraint and modesty are treated as protective dharma, reducing distraction and preserving household order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it gives behavioral restraint regarding food practice and avoiding certain public entertainments.