Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

ततश्च श्रपयामास सुसमिद्धे हुताशने । क्षुत्क्षामो भोजनार्थाय ततः पाकाग्रमेव च

Transliteration

tataśca śrapayāmāsa susamiddhe hutāśane | kṣutkṣāmo bhojanārthāya tataḥ pākāgrameva ca

Translation

Kemudian dia merebusnya di dalam api yang menyala marak. Lantaran lapar hingga lemah dan mencari makanan, dia tetap di situ, menanti hingga masakan itu sempurna masak.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• श्रपयामास: cooked/boiled
• श्रपयामास: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative sense in usage ‘caused to be cooked/cooked’ (contextual)

• सुसमिद्धे: in the well-kindled
• सुसमिद्धे: अधिकरण-विशेषण (Locative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + समिद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √इध्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; हुताशन-विशेषणम्; कर्मधारयः—सु (well) + समिद्ध (kindled)

• हुताशने: in the fire
• हुताशने: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुताशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—हुतं अश्नाति इति (fire)

• क्षुत्क्षामः: emaciated by hunger
• क्षुत्क्षामः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुत् (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—क्षुता क्षामः (emaciated by hunger)

• भोजनार्थाय: for eating/for food
• भोजनार्थाय: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (Dative of purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—भोजनस्य अर्थः (for the sake of food)

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• पाकाग्रमेव: the very first portion of the cooked food
• पाकाग्रमेव: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक-समास) + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—पाकस्य अग्रं (the first portion/foremost of the cooked food); एव = निपात (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright, well-fed fire in a bleak place; the sage, gaunt, tends a pot, waiting—stillness charged with moral weight.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse highlights bodily necessity as a powerful force, preparing the narrative to show how dharma is negotiated under extreme distress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Cooking in a kindled fire is described, but no formal prescription (vidhi) is stated here.