Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

संभोज्यपरमान्नाद्यैर्दत्त्वान्येभ्योपि दक्षिणाम् । होमं कृत्वा विधानेन जातवेदस इत्यृचा

Transliteration

saṃbhojyaparamānnādyairdattvānyebhyopi dakṣiṇām | homaṃ kṛtvā vidhānena jātavedasa ityṛcā

Translation

ഉത്തമ അന്നാദികളാൽ (ആദരിക്കപ്പെട്ടവരെ) ഭോജനിപ്പിച്ച്, മറ്റുള്ളവർക്കും ദക്ഷിണ നൽകി, ‘ജാതവേദസഃ…’ എന്ന് ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന ഋചയോടെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ഹോമം ചെയ്യണം.

Word by Word

• संभोज्य: having fed
• संभोज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्राय (absolutive/gerund; -य form), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले कृतक्रिया (having fed/entertained)

• परमान्नाद्यैः: with excellent food and the like
• परमान्नाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (परमम् अन्नम् आद्यं च)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले कृतक्रिया (having given)

• अन्येभ्यः: to others
• अन्येभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• दक्षिणाम्: gift/fee (dakṣiṇā)
• दक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• होमम्: fire-offering (homa)
• होमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले कृतक्रिया (having done)

• विधानेन: according to the prescribed rule
• विधानेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• जातवेदसः: of Jātavedas (Agni)
• जातवेदसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; मन्त्र-नाम (Agni)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ऋचा: with the ṛk-verse (hymn)
• ऋचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच्/ऋचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṅgalāgaurī-vrata (concluding annadāna-dakṣiṇā-homa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concluding feast is served on banana leaves; the host offers dakṣiṇā respectfully. Nearby, a small homa-kuṇḍa burns steadily as a priest recites the ‘Jātavedasa…’ ṛk, offering ghee into the fire.

Characters & Entities

• Homa
• Dakṣiṇā
• Jātavedas (Agni)
• Ṛgveda mantra (Jātavedase)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vrata-fruit is strengthened by yajña (homa) and dāna—sharing sacred food and giving dakṣiṇā in a spirit of reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Maṅgalāgaurī-vrata teaching, a hallmark of Kāśī’s ritual holiness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Feeding with excellent food, giving dakṣiṇā, and performing homa using the “Jātavedasa…” Vedic verse.