Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

होमेन सर्वकामानां समृद्धिरुपजायते । सर्वेषामेव देवानां तुष्टिर्ब्राह्मणभोजनात्

Transliteration

homena sarvakāmānāṃ samṛddhirupajāyate | sarveṣāmeva devānāṃ tuṣṭirbrāhmaṇabhojanāt

Translation

ഹോമംകൊണ്ട് സർവ്വകാമങ്ങളുടെയും സിദ്ധിയും സമൃദ്ധിയും ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു; ബ്രാഹ്മണഭോജനത്താൽ സർവ്വദേവന്മാരുടെയും തൃപ്തി ലഭിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• होमेन: by (means of) oblation/ritual offering
• होमेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd case), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• सर्वकामानाम्: of all desires
• सर्वकामानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/6th case), बहुवचन — Genitive plural

• समृद्धिः: prosperity, fulfillment
• समृद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• उपजायते: arises, comes about
• उपजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present indicative, 3rd person singular (Ātmanepada)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः), षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/6th case), बहुवचन — Genitive plural

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/6th case), बहुवचन — Genitive plural

• तुष्टिः: satisfaction, pleasure
• तुष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• ब्राह्मणभोजनात्: from feeding Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणभोजनात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/5th case), एकवचन — Ablative singular

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (didactic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A domestic/temple yajña: sacred fire with ladles and offerings; nearby seated brāhmaṇas receiving respectful food service; devas implied as pleased through subtle radiance above the altar.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacrifice (homa) and charity (feeding the worthy) harmonize the human and divine worlds, bringing both fulfillment and divine satisfaction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; it is a general dharma teaching on homa and brāhmaṇa-feeding.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform homa (fire oblations) and brāhmaṇa-bhojana (feeding brāhmaṇas).