Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

नैवेद्यं भवतां राजमाषतंदुलमिश्रकाः । अनभ्यर्च्य च यो युष्मान्किंचित्कृत्यं विधास्यति

Transliteration

naivedyaṃ bhavatāṃ rājamāṣataṃdulamiśrakāḥ | anabhyarcya ca yo yuṣmānkiṃcitkṛtyaṃ vidhāsyati

Translation

“നിങ്ങളുടെ നൈവേദ്യം രാജമാഷം (ഉഴുന്ന്) തണ്ഡുലം (അരി) എന്നിവ ചേർന്ന മിശ്രിതമായിരിക്കും. നിങ്ങളെ ആരാധിക്കാതെ ആരെങ്കിലും ഏതെങ്കിലും കൃത്യം ചെയ്യുകയാണെങ്കിൽ…”

Word by Word

• नैवेद्यम्: food-offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• भवताम्: of you (honorific)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• राजमाषतण्डुलमिश्रकाः: mixtures of black-gram and rice
• राजमाषतण्डुलमिश्रकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजमाष-तण्डुल-मिश्रक (प्रातिपदिक; राजमाष + तण्डुल + मिश्रक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• अनभ्यर्च्य: without worshipping
• अनभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन-आ-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), नकार-पूर्वक (without worshipping)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यः: who (whoever)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• युष्मान्: you (all)
• युष्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• किञ्चित्: some, any
• किञ्चित्: Visheshaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); अनिश्चित-परिमाण (indefinite)

• कृत्यम्: rite/duty/act
• कृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• विधास्यति: will perform, will do
• विधास्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Bāla-Maheśvara (Śiva in child form)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṣetrapāla (guardian) worship (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra instructs the guardians’ prescribed offering: a mixed naivedya of black gram and rice; the scene shifts from cosmic appointment to practical ritual protocol and a caution about neglect.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣetrapāla
• Naivedya
• Māṣa
• Taṇḍula

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred guardians should be honored before actions; ritual respect upholds protection and orderly outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is on kṣetra-protection and guardian worship applicable to sacred precincts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A naivedya of mixed māṣa (black gram) and taṇḍula (rice) is prescribed, along with the rule to worship the guardians before commencing tasks.