Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 114

Devanagari script

एतच्च गौरिणीनां तु भोजनं हि विशिष्यते

Transliteration

etacca gauriṇīnāṃ tu bhojanaṃ hi viśiṣyate

Translation

गौरीस्त्रियांस (सौभाग्यवती भक्त स्त्रियांना) हे भोजनदानच विशेषतः श्रेष्ठ मानले जाते।

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• च: and/also
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• गौरिणीनाम्: of the Gaurīs (women devoted to Gaurī)
• गौरिणीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Feminine, Genitive (6th), Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• भोजनम्: food/meal
• भोजनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• विशिष्यते: is distinguished/excels
• विशिष्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शिष् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present Indicative, Atmanepada, 3rd Person, Singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tīrtha-side pavilion where suvāsinīs (Gaurī-devotee married women) are ceremonially honored and fed; offerings are arranged neatly, conveying auspicious domestic sanctity within pilgrimage space.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring and feeding devotees associated with Gaurī is praised as an especially meritorious act of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsa tīrtha) is the broader sacred setting of this instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A specific emphasis is placed on bhojana (feeding) offered to Gaurī-associated women as a superior observance.