Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

अस्मदीयमिदं मांसं योगिन्यो हर्षसंयुताः । भक्षयन्तु यथासौख्यं स्वयमेव प्रकल्पितम्

Transliteration

asmadīyamidaṃ māṃsaṃ yoginyo harṣasaṃyutāḥ | bhakṣayantu yathāsaukhyaṃ svayameva prakalpitam

Translation

மகிழ்ச்சியால் நிறைந்த யோகினியர், எங்களுடைய இந்த மாம்சத்தை தங்கள் விருப்பம்போல் இன்பமாக உண்ணட்டும்; இதை நாமே தயாரித்தோம்.

Word by Word

• अस्मदीयम्: our (belonging to us)
• अस्मदीयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मदीय (प्रातिपदिक; अस्मद्-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशक-सर्वनाम (neuter nom/acc sg demonstrative)

• मांसम्: flesh, meat
• मांसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc singular)

• योगिन्यः: yoginīs
• योगिन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (feminine nominative plural)

• हर्षसंयुताः: joined with joy, delighted
• हर्षसंयुताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष + संयुत (कृदन्त; √युज् (युजिर् योगे) क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम् (fem nom pl; past participle)

• भक्षयन्तु: let them eat
• भक्षयन्तु: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भक्ष् (भक्षणे)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम् (imperative, 3rd person plural)

• यथासौख्यम्: as they please, at ease
• यथासौख्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable adverbial)

• स्वयम्: by oneself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मार्थक-अव्ययम् (indeclinable, reflexive adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• प्रकल्पितम्: prepared, arranged
• प्रकल्पितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + कल्पित (कृदन्त; √कॢप् (कल्पने) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (neuter nom/acc sg; past participle)

Speaker

Citraṅgada (implied by immediate narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee makes a stark, voluntary offering to joyous Yoginīs; the setting feels like a cremation-ground edge or fierce shrine precinct, with attendants watching.

Characters & Entities

• Citraṅgada
• Yoginīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere offering and hospitality—given without hesitation—are portrayed as potent acts within māhātmya narratives.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, but the tīrtha name is not stated in this śloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct offering/feeding (naivedya) to Yoginīs is described, framed as a deliberate, prepared act.