Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

न चाम्लं न च वै क्षारं स्त्रीणां भोज्यं कदाचन । पंचप्रकारं मधुरं हृद्यं सर्वं सुसंस्कृतम्

Transliteration

na cāmlaṃ na ca vai kṣāraṃ strīṇāṃ bhojyaṃ kadācana | paṃcaprakāraṃ madhuraṃ hṛdyaṃ sarvaṃ susaṃskṛtam

Translation

സ്ത്രീകൾക്ക് ഒരിക്കലും പുളിയുള്ളതോ ക്ഷാരമുള്ളതോ (അതി ഉപ്പുള്ള/ക്ഷാരീയ) ഭോജനം നൽകരുത്; പകരം അഞ്ചുവിധ മധുരവും ഹൃദയഹാരിയും സുസംസ്കൃതവുമായ ആഹാരം നൽകണം।

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• amlam: sour (food)
• amlam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• kṣāram: alkaline/salty (food)
• kṣāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• strīṇām: of women
• strīṇām: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (feminine, genitive plural)

• bhojyam: fit to be eaten; edible
• bhojyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhuj (धातु) + ya (प्रत्यय) → bhojya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (gerundive; neuter nom/acc sg)

• kadācana: ever; at any time
• kadācana: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācana (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• paṃcaprakāram: of five kinds
• paṃcaprakāram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + prakāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• madhuram: sweet
• madhuram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• hṛdyam: pleasing to the heart
• hṛdyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛdya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• su-saṃskṛtam: well-prepared; well-cooked
• su-saṃskṛtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + saṃskṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ (धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग) + kta)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (past participle; neuter nom/acc sg)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāvitrī-sthala (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serving scene: women seated on clean mats receive carefully prepared sweet dishes in five forms; attendants avoid sour pickles and harsh preparations; the shrine remains visible in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual giving emphasizes purity and suitability of food; restraint and refinement are treated as dharma-supporting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Avoid sour and kṣāra items; offer well-prepared sweet foods in five varieties.