Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

श्रूयते द्विजवाक्यैस्तु न दोषो विद्यते क्वचित् । कुशाः शाकं पयो मत्स्या गन्धाः पुष्पाक्षता दधि । मांसं शय्यासनं धानाः प्रत्याख्येया न वारि च

Transliteration

śrūyate dvijavākyaistu na doṣo vidyate kvacit | kuśāḥ śākaṃ payo matsyā gandhāḥ puṣpākṣatā dadhi | māṃsaṃ śayyāsanaṃ dhānāḥ pratyākhyeyā na vāri ca

Translation

ദ്വിജന്മാരുടെ വചനങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു കേൾക്കുന്നതു: ഇതിൽ എവിടെയും ദോഷമില്ല. കുശ, ശാകം, പാൽ, മത്സ്യം, സുഗന്ധങ്ങൾ, പുഷ്പം, അക്ഷതം, തൈര്—അതുപോലെ മാംസം, ശയ്യാ-ആസനം, ധാന്യം—ഇവ നിരസിക്കരുത്; ജലവും പോലും തള്ളരുത്।

Word by Word

• śrūyate: is heard / is said
• śrūyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• dvija-vākyaiḥ: by the words of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvija-vākyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• doṣaḥ: fault, sin
• doṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• vidyate: exists
• vidyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद (ātmanepada)

• kvacit: anywhere/ever
• kvacit: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), देश/कालवाचक (anywhere/ever)

• kuśāḥ: kuśa grasses
• kuśāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• śākam: vegetables/greens
• śākam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• payaḥ: milk
• payaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: payas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• matsyāḥ: fish
• matsyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• gandhāḥ: fragrances, perfumes
• gandhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• puṣpa-akṣatāḥ: flowers and unbroken grains (akṣata)
• puṣpa-akṣatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• dadhi: curd/yogurt
• dadhi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• māṃsam: meat
• māṃsam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• śayyā-āsanam: bed and seat
• śayyā-āsanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayyā (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• dhānāḥ: grains (parched/food grains)
• dhānāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• pratyākhyeyāḥ: to be rejected
• pratyākhyeyāḥ: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-ā-khyā (धातु) → pratyākhyeya (कृदन्त/भाव्य)
• Form: भाव्य/विधेय (gerundive; ‘to be rejected’), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• vāri: water
• vāri: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narratorial voice citing dvija-tradition (speaker not explicitly tagged in the verse excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-context

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual setting near a riverbank: a priest instructs that common offerings—kuśa, vegetables, milk, fish, perfumes, flowers, akṣata, curd, even meat and simple bedding/seating—should not be rejected; vessels of water and pūjā trays are visible.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brāhmaṇa authorities)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offerings made in a dharmic context should not be contemptuously refused; receptivity and respect for faith uphold social and ritual order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā milieu, but it teaches general ritual and hospitality norms rather than praising a single site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A rule of conduct: do not reject items offered for ritual/charity—ranging from kuśa, flowers, akṣata, dairy, grains, to even water.