Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

न च त्याज्यं समुच्छिष्टं तेन भुंजामहे ततः । तदत्र कारणेनैव गुरुणा भाव्यमेव हि । येन त्वं यच्छसि प्राय एतत्सिद्धिर्भवेत्स्थिता

Transliteration

na ca tyājyaṃ samucchiṣṭaṃ tena bhuṃjāmahe tataḥ | tadatra kāraṇenaiva guruṇā bhāvyameva hi | yena tvaṃ yacchasi prāya etatsiddhirbhavetsthitā

Translation

ଏହାକୁ ‘ଉଚ୍ଛିଷ୍ଟ’ ବୋଲି ତ୍ୟାଗ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ; ତେଣୁ ଆମେ ଏହା ଭୋଜନ କରୁ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଏଠାରେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଗୁରୁତର କାରଣ ଅଛି—ଯାହାଦ୍ୱାରା ତୁମେ ପ୍ରାୟଃ ଏହା ଅର୍ପଣ କର—ଯେଣୁ ଏହି ଅଭିପ୍ରେତ କ୍ରିୟା ସିદ્ધି ପାଇ ସ୍ଥିର ହେଉ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• त्याज्यम्: to be abandoned
• त्याज्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्याज्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √त्यज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); विधेय (predicate)

• समुच्छिष्टम्: leftover/remnant food
• समुच्छिष्टम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + उच्छिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); त्याज्यम् इति विधेयस्य विषयः

• तेन: by that; with that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular)

• भुञ्जामहे: we eat
• भुञ्जामहे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु √भुज्)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural); आत्मनेपद

• ततः: thereafter; from that
• ततः: Apadana/Sequence (Source/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रम (from that/thereafter)

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Vishaya (Topic/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular); here as विषय (topic)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• कारणेन: by reason; due to a cause
• कारणेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular)

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Niyamaka (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• गुरुणा: by the teacher; by the guru
• गुरुणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular)

• भाव्यम्: to be done/observed; must be
• भाव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाव्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √भू)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); विधेय (predicate)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Niyamaka (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• हि: for; indeed
• हि: Hetu-bodhaka (Reason-giver/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक (for/indeed)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular); सम्बन्ध (relative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• यच्छसि: you give
• यच्छसि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम्/यच्छ् (धातु √यम् ‘to give/offer’)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• प्रायः: generally; mostly
• प्रायः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रायः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रायशः (generally)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण to सिद्धिः (sense: ‘this’)

• सिद्धिः: success; accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• भवेत्: may be; would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु √भू)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• स्थिता: established; steady
• स्थिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √स्था)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण to सिद्धिः

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas addressing the king

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of venerable brāhmaṇas seated for śrāddha-bhojana question a king about why a seemingly ‘leftover/insipid’ offering is nevertheless eaten and repeatedly given; the king’s attendants stand by with simple dishes and water vessels.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• King

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a practice seems unusual, dharma invites inquiry into its deeper intention and rationale.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named site appears in this verse; it functions as part of a tīrtha-centered story emphasizing correct śrāddha conduct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies that the rite’s ‘siddhi’ (successful completion) depends on understanding the proper reason behind the offering.