Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

प्राशने पूर्वमुक्तानि सर्वाण्येव समाचरेत् । समाप्तौ च ततो दद्यात्षड्भागं गृहसंभवम्

Transliteration

prāśane pūrvamuktāni sarvāṇyeva samācaret | samāptau ca tato dadyātṣaḍbhāgaṃ gṛhasaṃbhavam

Translation

ப்ராசனத்தின் போது முன்பு கூறிய அனைத்தையும் முறையாகச் செய்ய வேண்டும். நிறைவில் வீட்டில் உண்டான விளைச்சலின் ஆறில் ஒரு பங்கைத் தானமாக அளிக்க வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• prāśane: at the eating/partaking
• prāśane: Adhikarana (Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• pūrvamuktāni: previously stated (things)
• pūrvamuktāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (√vac/√vad धातु + क्त)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारयः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Past passive participle used adjectivally

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative/Accusative plural (agreeing with implied ‘karmāṇi’)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण (indeed/just)

• samācaret: should perform/practise
• samācaret: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• samāptau: at the conclusion
• samāptau: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

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

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—काल/अनन्तर (then/thereafter)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• ṣaḍbhāgam: a sixth part
• ṣaḍbhāgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः द्विगुः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• gṛhasaṃbhavam: produced in the house/home-made
• gṛhasaṃbhavam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गृहस्य सम्भवः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (qualifying ṣaḍbhāgam)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After worship, the householder measures out grain from a storage pot, setting aside a sixth portion for donation; nearby are remnants of the pūjā—flowers, incense, and a naivedya plate—signaling completion and transition to charity.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A vow becomes spiritually complete when devotion culminates in charity and sharing of one’s gains.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tirtha is named in this verse; it provides the dhārmic completion-rite within the tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform all previously stated prāśana items, then donate one-sixth of household produce/earnings at the end.