Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

क्षुत्क्षामकंठाः सर्वे च गत्वा तु किल मन्दिरम् । त्वया सिद्धेन चान्नेन तृप्तिं यास्यामहे वयम्

Transliteration

kṣutkṣāmakaṃṭhāḥ sarve ca gatvā tu kila mandiram | tvayā siddhena cānnena tṛptiṃ yāsyāmahe vayam

Translation

Kami semua kelaparan dan tekak kering kehausan. Sesungguhnya kami telah pergi ke mandir; dan dengan makanan suci (anna) yang engkau masak serta sediakan, kami akan berasa puas dan kenyang.

Word by Word

• क्षुत्-क्षाम-कण्ठाः: (those) with hunger-wasted throats
• क्षुत्-क्षाम-कण्ठाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुत् (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षाम (प्रातिपदिक) + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिसमासः—‘क्षुत्-क्षामः कण्ठः येषाम्’ (having throats emaciated by hunger)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having gone’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अनन्तरार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• किल: indeed/it is said
• किल: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: श्रुत्यर्थक-निपात (particle: reportedly/indeed)

• मन्दिरम्: to the house/temple
• मन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रितीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सिद्धेन: prepared/cooked
• सिद्धेन: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √सिध्-निष्पत्तौ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, त्रितीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘अन्नेन’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

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

• अन्नेन: with food
• अन्नेन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, त्रितीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction/fullness
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यास्यामहे: we shall attain
• यास्यामहे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

The group addressing the baṭu (disguised Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha context

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of weary brāhmaṇas/pilgrims with dry throats stand before a small riverside shrine, looking toward a host who had promised prepared food; the mood is strained hunger and expectation.

Characters & Entities

• Mandira
• Anna (food)
• Baṭu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Feeding the hungry is central to dharma; neglect or delay in hospitality becomes a moral failing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā sphere of pilgrimage, with a mandira as the focal sacred site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Anna-sevā: providing cooked, ready food to those who have come seeking nourishment.