Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

फलानीमानि गृह्णीध्वं भक्षणार्थमृषीश्वराः । एभिस्तु भक्षितैर्विप्रा ह्यतितृप्तिर्भविष्यति

Transliteration

phalānīmāni gṛhṇīdhvaṃ bhakṣaṇārthamṛṣīśvarāḥ | ebhistu bhakṣitairviprā hyatitṛptirbhaviṣyati

Translation

ഹേ ഋഷീശ്വരന്മാരേ! ഭക്ഷണത്തിനായി ഈ ഫലങ്ങൾ സ്വീകരിക്കുവിൻ. ഹേ വിപ്രന്മാരേ! ഇവ ഭക്ഷിച്ചാൽ നിങ്ങൾ തീർച്ചയായും അത്യന്തം തൃപ്തരാകും.

Word by Word

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• इमानि: these
• इमानि: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘फलानि’)

• गृह्णीध्वम्: take (you all)
• गृह्णीध्वम्: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भक्षणार्थम्: for eating
• भक्षणार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (purpose: ‘for eating’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थ (purpose accusative)

• ऋषीश्वराः: O lords among sages
• ऋषीश्वराः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lords of sages’/‘sage-lords’); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (vocative sense)

• एभिः: by these/with these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण); बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• भक्षितैः: eaten/consumed
• भक्षितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied ‘फलैः’)

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; (addressed group)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• अतितृप्तिः: great satisfaction
• अतितृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक; √तृप् (धातु) क्तिन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will arise/be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified ‘he’ addressing the sages (contextually a divine/extraordinary figure in the Dharmāraṇya episode)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan) (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A benefactor/sage presents a basket or handfuls of forest fruits to hungry rishis; the exchange is gentle and reverent, suggesting prasāda rather than ordinary food.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra
• Rishi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a sacred realm, providence supports dharma; even simple offerings become grace when aligned with righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is implied as a place where sustenance itself becomes sanctified and spiritually efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical instruction is given—accept and eat the offered fruits—reflecting dharmic hospitality rather than a formal rite.