Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

द्विजोऽन्यमन्त्रयत्कश्चिद्भक्त्या तं भोजनाय वै । प्रसादः क्रियतां ब्रह्मन्भोजनाय गृहे मम

Transliteration

dvijo'nyamantrayatkaścidbhaktyā taṃ bhojanāya vai | prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ brahmanbhojanāya gṛhe mama

Translation

तेव्हा एका द्विजाने भक्तीने त्यांना भोजनासाठी आमंत्रित केले— “हे ब्रह्मन्, कृपा करून प्रसाद स्वीकारा; माझ्या घरी भोजनास या।”

Word by Word

• द्विजः: a Brahmin
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अन्य: another (person)
• अन्य: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (object of मन्त्रयत्)

• मन्त्रयत्: addressed/spoke to
• मन्त्रयत्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्रय् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• कश्चित्: someone
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite pronoun)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (Means/Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भोजनाय: for eating/meal
• भोजनाय: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/उपपादनार्थक (particle: indeed)

• प्रसादः: hospitality/favor
• प्रसादः: Karma (Object of kriyatām, in passive construction/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अत्र 'सत्कार/आतिथ्य' अर्थे

• क्रियताम्: let (it) be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (let it be done)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• भोजनाय: for a meal
• भोजनाय: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• गृहे: in (my) house
• गृहे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

A brāhmaṇa pilgrim (addressing the disguised Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa steps forward from the crowd, palms joined, eyes moist with devotion, inviting the reciter to his home for a meal; the surrounding pilgrims watch with approval and reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa (host)
• Brahman (guest, Śiva in disguise)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tīrtha-dharma expresses itself as atithi-sevā—feeding and honoring the needy and the worthy as embodiments of the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā tīrtha locale, where acts like feeding a guest become especially meritorious in the māhātmya frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhojana (offering food) as hospitality/charity is explicitly proposed.