Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

श्राद्धं तत्रैव कुर्वीत ब्राह्मणांस्तत्र भोजयेत्

Transliteration

śrāddhaṃ tatraiva kurvīta brāhmaṇāṃstatra bhojayet

Translation

അവിടെയേ ശ്രാദ്ധം നടത്തണം; അവിടെയേ ബ്രാഹ്മണർക്കു ഭോജനം നൽകണം.

Word by Word

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — indeclinable adverb ‘there’

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; अवधारण) — particle of emphasis ‘indeed/only’

• kurvīta: should perform
• kurvīta: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘should do/perform’

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — Accusative Plural

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — indeclinable adverb ‘there’

• bhojayet: should feed
• bhojayet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (भुज् धातु, causative भोजय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) — ‘should cause to eat/feed’

Speaker

Not explicit in verse (context: Māhātmya narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrtha (śrāddha-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the Prabhāsa precinct, a pilgrim performs śrāddha rites with darbha and water, then respectfully serves a meal to brāhmaṇas; the atmosphere is solemn, orderly, and merit-focused.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Pitṛs (implied by śrāddha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage dharma includes service and gratitude—honoring ancestors and supporting learned brāhmaṇas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, recommended as the very place to carry out śrāddha and charitable feeding.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha and feed brāhmaṇas at the sacred locale itself.