Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

कुल्माषा वटकाश्चैव पायसं घृतमिश्रितम् । सोहालिका दीपिकाश्च सार्द्राश्च वटकास्तथा

Transliteration

kulmāṣā vaṭakāścaiva pāyasaṃ ghṛtamiśritam | sohālikā dīpikāśca sārdrāśca vaṭakāstathā

Translation

അവർ കുല്മാഷം (വേവിച്ച പയർവർഗം), വടകം (വറുത്ത പലഹാരം) എന്നിവയും നെയ്യ് കലർന്ന പായസവും കൊണ്ടുവന്നു; കൂടാതെ സോഹാലിക, ദീപിക, ഈർപ്പമുള്ള വടകങ്ങളും।

Word by Word

• कुल्माषाः: kulmāṣa (boiled pulses/food)
• कुल्माषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल्माष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• वटकाश्: fried cakes/dumplings
• वटकाश्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधारणार्थ

• पायसम्: rice-pudding
• पायसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• घृतमिश्रितम्: mixed with ghee
• घृतमिश्रितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + मिश्रित (कृदन्त, √मिश्र्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण; घृतेन मिश्रितम् (instrumental relation)

• सोहालिकाः: sohālikā sweets (a kind of cake)
• सोहालिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोहालिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• दीपिकाः: dīpikā sweets (a kind of cake)
• दीपिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीपिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• सार्द्राः: moist/juicy
• सार्द्राः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• वटकाः: cakes/dumplings
• वटकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Trays of kulmāṣa, fried vaṭakas, ghee-laced pāyasa, and named delicacies (sohālikā, dīpikā), arranged in orderly rows before worship.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmātā (implied)
• Naivedya items (kulmāṣa, vaṭaka, pāyasa, etc.)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-filled worship includes careful hospitality to the deity—symbolically offering nourishment and abundance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit location is named; the verse supports the Mahātmya by detailing the worship performed in Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering varied cooked foods and sweets as naivedya, including ghee-mixed pāyasa and other prepared items.