Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

न दिवोद्धृतसारं च भक्षयेद्दधि नो निशि । स्त्रीधर्मिणी नाभिवदेन्नाद्यादातृप्ति रात्रिषु

Transliteration

na divoddhṛtasāraṃ ca bhakṣayeddadhi no niśi | strīdharmiṇī nābhivadennādyādātṛpti rātriṣu

Translation

ଦିନେ ସାର କାଢ଼ା ଦହି ଭକ୍ଷଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ, ରାତିରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦହି ଖାଇବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ। ରଜସ୍ୱଳା ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ପ୍ରଣାମ କରିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ, ଏବଂ ରାତିରେ ଅତିତୃପ୍ତି ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଭୋଜନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ।

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• divaḥ: of the day
• divaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• uddhṛta-sāram: (curd) whose cream/essence has been removed
• uddhṛta-sāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uddhṛta (कृदन्त; √hṛ (धातु) + ud) + sāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (उद्धृतः सारः यस्मात्/यस्य)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhakṣayet: should eat
• bhakṣayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhakṣ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dadhi: curd
• dadhi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• u: indeed/also
• u: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: u (अव्यय)
• Form: नूनम्/एव/उच्चारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• niśi: at night
• niśi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• strī-dharmiṇī: a woman observing women’s duties
• strī-dharmiṇī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक) + dharmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (स्त्रियाः धर्मः यस्याः/स्त्रीधर्मयुक्ता)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• abhivadet: should salute/greet
• abhivadet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√vad (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• adyāt: should eat
• adyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ad (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• atṛpti: without satiety; to the point of not being satisfied
• atṛpti: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-tṛpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्-समासपूर्वक-प्रातिपदिक (अतृप्तिः = तृप्त्यभावः)

• rātriṣu: on nights
• rātriṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Brāhma Khaṇḍa didactic narration in Dharmāraṇya context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined householder-pilgrim at dusk declines curd and takes a modest night meal; a quiet domestic shrine in the background; a woman observing rajasvalā-seclusion sits apart in calm dignity; lamps lit, atmosphere of restraint.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity and self-restraint in food and conduct support longevity, clarity, and dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as general dharma-ācāra guidance within Dharmāraṇya teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dietary and conduct prescriptions: avoid certain curd consumption, avoid nighttime overeating, and observe conduct restraint during menstruation.