Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

प्रत्यहं पायसान्नेन नैवेद्यं कुरु भूपते । प्रत्यहं तिलतैलेन दीपाराधनमाचर

Transliteration

pratyahaṃ pāyasānnena naivedyaṃ kuru bhūpate | pratyahaṃ tilatailena dīpārādhanamācara

Translation

ഹേ ഭൂപതേ, പ്രതിദിനം പായസാന്നം നൈവേദ്യമായി അർപ്പിക്കുക; കൂടാതെ പ്രതിദിനം എള്ളെണ്ണകൊണ്ട് ദീപാരാധന നടത്തുക।

Word by Word

• प्रत्यहम्: every day
• प्रत्यहम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + अहन् (अव्ययीभाव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• पायसान्नेन: with rice cooked in milk (pāyasa-food)
• पायसान्नेन: Karana (Means/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक; पायस-अन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पायसयुक्तम् अन्नम्)

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कुरु: do, offer
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भूपते: O king
• भूपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रत्यहम्: every day
• प्रत्यहम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + अहन् (अव्ययीभाव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• तिलतैलेन: with sesame oil
• तिलतैलेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल + तैल (प्रातिपदिक; तिलतैल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तिलस्य तैलम्)

• दीपाराधनम्: lamp-worship (lighting/serving lamps)
• दीपाराधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप + आराधन (प्रातिपदिक; आराधन < राध् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दीपस्य आराधनम्)

• आचर: practice, perform
• आचर: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः आ-

Speaker

A bodiless divine voice (continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha at Setukṣetra

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (bhūpati addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A daily offering of sweet rice is presented before the liṅga; rows of sesame-oil lamps are lit for dīpārādhana, casting a golden glow across the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Naivedya
• Pāyasa
• Dīpa
• Sesame oil (tila-taila)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular offerings and light-worship cultivate steadiness, gratitude, and the illumination of conscience—key to purificatory dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The regimen belongs to the Rāmasetu–Rāmanātha sacred complex celebrated in Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily pāyasa naivedya and daily sesame-oil lamp worship (dīpārādhana).