Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

मधुपर्कं च गां चैव दत्त्वा चार्घ्यं तथैव च । उवाच प्रांजलिर्भूत्वा प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना

Transliteration

madhuparkaṃ ca gāṃ caiva dattvā cārghyaṃ tathaiva ca | uvāca prāṃjalirbhūtvā prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā

Translation

မဓုပာရ္က (madhuparka) ကိုလည်းကောင်း၊ နွားတစ်ကောင်ကိုလည်းကောင်း၊ အရ္ဃျ (arghya) ကိုလည်းကောင်း ပူဇော်ပြီးနောက်၊ လက်အုပ်ချီကာ အတွင်းစိတ်ပျော်ရွှင်လန်းဆန်းစွာဖြင့် ပြောကြား하였다။

Word by Word

• मधुपर्कम्: madhuparka offering
• मधुपर्कम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुपर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गाम्: a cow
• गाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थक

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: दा (to give)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya (honorary water)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारवाचक (in that manner/so)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; धातु: वच्

• प्राञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• प्राञ्जलिः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (hands folded)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: भू (to become)

• प्रहृष्टेन: with delighted
• प्रहृष्टेन: Sahakari (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-हृष् (धातु) → प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying अन्तरात्मना)

• अन्तरात्मना: with (his) inner self/heart
• अन्तरात्मना: Sahakari (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Bali as actor)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sutala (Bali-sadana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali offers a golden vessel of madhuparka, presents a cow as gift, and offers arghya; he stands with folded hands, face radiant with inner joy, addressing the sages seated respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• Bali Vairocanī (implied)
• Madhuparka
• Arghya
• Go-dāna (cow gift)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma expresses itself through reverent hospitality and generosity; ritual honor offered with sincere joy purifies giver and receiver.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is praised; the focus is dharmic reception in Sutala as part of the Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Madhuparka and arghya offerings are mentioned, along with gifting a cow—classic markers of atithi-satkāra and dāna.