Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

गंधशाल्योदनैर्हृद्यैर्मोदकापूपराशिभिः । शष्क्रुलीभिश्च संयावैः कृसरैर्माषपक्वकैः

Transliteration

gaṃdhaśālyodanairhṛdyairmodakāpūparāśibhiḥ | śaṣkrulībhiśca saṃyāvaiḥ kṛsarairmāṣapakvakaiḥ

Translation

सुगंधी शाली-भाताचे हृदयास प्रिय अन्न, मोदक व अपूपांचे ढीग, तसेच शष्क्रुली, संयाव, कृसर आणि माषाचे शिजविलेले पदार्थ—असे विविध भोज्य तिने अर्पण केले।

Word by Word

• गन्धशाल्योदनैः: with fragrant rice-dishes
• गन्धशाल्योदनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + शालि (प्रातिपदिक) + ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• हृद्यैः: pleasing
• हृद्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (ओदनैः) — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; adjectival

• मोदकापूपराशिभिः: with heaps of modakas and cakes
• मोदकापूपराशिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोदक (प्रातिपदिक) + आपूप (प्रातिपदिक) + राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शष्क्रुलीभिः: with śaṣkrulī (a sweet preparation)
• शष्क्रुलीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शष्क्रुली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction) — coordinating particle

• संयावैः: with saṃyāva (sweet dish)
• संयावैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कृसरैः: with kṛsara (rice/khichdi)
• कृसरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• माषपक्वकैः: with cooked black-gram preparations
• माषपक्वकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माष (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

Narrator (context not provided; likely a Purāṇic narrator relating events within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A long banquet arrangement: fragrant rice dishes, heaps of modakas and apūpas, assorted traditional preparations (śaṣkrulī, saṃyāva, kṛsara), and black-gram dishes displayed in orderly abundance before seated brāhmaṇas.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Abundant, well-prepared offerings made with devotion elevate the act of hospitality into a dharmic sacrifice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; the emphasis is on righteous feeding and offering.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparing multiple varieties of wholesome and sweet foods for honored brāhmaṇas as part of a devotional reception.