Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

श्रीनारद उवाच । कृताभ्यंगस्तु पूर्वेद्युः संपूज्य श्रद्धया हरिम् । भोजयेद्वैष्णवान्विप्रान्स्वशक्त्या संप्रहर्षितः

Transliteration

śrīnārada uvāca | kṛtābhyaṃgastu pūrvedyuḥ saṃpūjya śraddhayā harim | bhojayedvaiṣṇavānviprānsvaśaktyā saṃpraharṣitaḥ

Translation

ພຣະນາຣະດາກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນມື້ກ່ອນ ຄວນອາບນ້ໍາດ້ວຍນ້ໍາມັນ (ອະພະຍັງກະ) ແລ້ວນະມັດສະການພຣະຫຣິດ້ວຍສັດທາ; ຈາກນັ້ນ ດ້ວຍໃຈຍິນດີ ຄວນເລີ້ຍງດູແລວາຍສະນະວະ ແລະພຣາຫມະນະ ຕາມກໍາລັງຂອງຕົນ.

Word by Word

• श्री-नारदः: the revered Narada
• श्री-नारदः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (श्रीमान् नारदः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृत-अभ्यङ्गः: having performed oil-bath (anointed)
• कृत-अभ्यङ्गः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय) + अभ्यङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; तत्पुरुष-समास (अभ्यङ्गः कृतः यस्य)

• तु: indeed/and then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक

• पूर्वेद्युः: on the previous day
• पूर्वेद्युः: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वेद्युस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) [णिच् causative: भोजय-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• वैष्णवान्: Vaishnavas (devotees of Vishnu)
• वैष्णवान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• विप्रान्: brahmins
• विप्रान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• स्व-शक्त्या: according to one’s own capacity
• स्व-शक्त्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य शक्तिः)

• सम्प्रहर्षितः: delighted, greatly pleased
• सम्प्रहर्षितः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + हृष् (धातु) + क्त-प्रत्यय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle)

Speaker

Śrī Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-yātrā (pūrvadina-vidhi)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/questioners (unnamed in the given excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada instructs: on the previous day, the pilgrim performs an oil-bath, worships Hari with faith, and joyfully feeds Vaiṣṇavas and brāhmaṇas according to capacity.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Hari
• Vaiṣṇavas
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage begins with purification, devotion to Hari, and compassionate service to the Lord’s devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, approached through preparatory rites the day before the journey.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform abhyanga (oil-bath), worship Hari with śraddhā, and feed Vaiṣṇavas and brāhmaṇas according to one’s means.