Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

श्राद्धं कुर्वंति द्वादश्यां चक्रतीर्थे च निर्मले । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयित्वा च मधुपायससर्पिषा

Transliteration

śrāddhaṃ kurvaṃti dvādaśyāṃ cakratīrthe ca nirmale | brāhmaṇānbhojayitvā ca madhupāyasasarpiṣā

Translation

ਦ੍ਵਾਦਸ਼ੀ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਚਕ੍ਰਤੀਰਥ ਉੱਤੇ ਸ਼੍ਰਾਦ੍ਹ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ; ਅਤੇ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਹਿਦ, ਮਧੁ-ਪਾਇਸ ਅਤੇ ਘਿਉ ਨਾਲ ਭੋਜਨ ਕਰਵਾ ਕੇ—

Word by Word

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचनम्

• कुर्वन्ति: they perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; धातु: कृ

• द्वादश्याम्: on Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचनम्; कालाधिकरणम् (time-locative)

• चक्रतीर्थे: at Cakra-tīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; चक्र + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचनम्; अधिकरणम् (location)

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

• निर्मले: pure
• निर्मले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'चक्रतीर्थे')

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचनम्

• भोजयित्वा: having fed
• भोजयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु; णिच् भोजय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), causative; धातु: भुज् → भोजय; पूर्वक्रिया (having fed)

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

• मधुपायससर्पिषा: with honey, payasa, and ghee
• मधुपायससर्पिषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु-पायस-सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + पायस + सर्पिस्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचनम्; साधन/करणवाचक (instrumental: with honey, rice-pudding, and ghee)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (Dvārakā)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a clear coastal/riverine tīrtha called Cakratīrtha, a householder performs śrāddha on Dvādaśī: offerings arranged—honey, sweet rice, and ghee—while brāhmaṇas sit in a row to be fed; the water is depicted as pristine and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Dvādaśī
• Cakratīrtha
• Śrāddha
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred-place śrāddha combined with respectful feeding (dāna/anna-dāna) is upheld as a powerful dharmic act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha in Dvārakā, described as nirmala (spotless/pure).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha on Dvādaśī at Cakratīrtha and feed brāhmaṇas with honey, sweet rice (pāyasa), and ghee.