Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तत्फलैर्वासुदेवस्तु प्रीतो भवति दानतः । जंबूवृक्षं समाश्रित्य कुर्वंति द्विजभोजनम्

Transliteration

tatphalairvāsudevastu prīto bhavati dānataḥ | jaṃbūvṛkṣaṃ samāśritya kurvaṃti dvijabhojanam

Translation

അതിന്റ ഫലങ്ങൾ ദാനം ചെയ്താൽ വാസുദേവൻ പ്രസന്നനാകും. ജംബൂ വൃക്ഷത്തെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് അവർ ദ്വിജഭോജനവും (ബ്രാഹ്മണഭോജനം) നടത്തുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तत्-फलैः: by those fruits
• तत्-फलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तत् + फल)

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/contrast particle)

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (कृदन्त; √प्री (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भावे (past passive participle)

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दानतः: because of giving/from donation
• दानतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दानतस् (प्रातिपदिक/तद्धितान्त अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• जंबू-वृक्षम्: the jambu tree
• जंबू-वृक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जंबू (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (जंबू + वृक्ष)

• समाश्रित्य: having resorted to
• समाश्रित्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-√श्रि (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• कुर्वन्ति: they do/perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• द्विज-भोजनम्: feeding of Brahmins
• द्विज-भोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (द्विजानां भोजनम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jambū-vṛkṣa (within the kṣetra)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Under the shade of the dark Jambū tree, pilgrims present baskets of fruits; brāhmaṇas are seated on clean mats for a respectful meal; a subtle vision of Vāsudeva’s pleased presence is suggested in the background aura.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Jambū tree
• Dāna (charity)
• Dvija (brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is enacted through generosity: offering sacred fruits and feeding the worthy is presented as a direct way to please Vāsudeva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The practice is situated at/near the sacred Jambū tree within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa tīrtha context; the verse does not name a specific city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of the Jambū fruits and dvija-bhojana (feeding brāhmaṇas) performed in association with the Jambū tree.