Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

सम्प्राप्तं तं द्विजं भक्त्या पाद्यार्घ्येण तमर्चयत् । षड्रसं भोजनं तेन दत्तं पश्चाद्यथाविधि

Transliteration

samprāptaṃ taṃ dvijaṃ bhaktyā pādyārghyeṇa tamarcayat | ṣaḍrasaṃ bhojanaṃ tena dattaṃ paścādyathāvidhi

Translation

เมื่อพราหมณ์นั้นมาถึง เขาก็บูชาด้วยภักติ ถวายน้ำล้างเท้า (ปาทยะ) และอรฆยะเพื่อเป็นเกียรติ แล้วภายหลังจึงถวายภัตตาหารครบหกรสตามพิธี

Word by Word

• samprāptam: arrived
• samprāptam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-pra-āp (धातु) / samprāpta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'सम्प्राप्त' = arrived (PPP used adjectivally)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun; Accusative, Singular)

• dvijam: the brahmin; twice-born
• dvijam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Hetu/Karaṇa (Means/with devotion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• pādyārghyeṇa: with water for feet and offering-water
• pādyārghyeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādya-arghya (प्रातिपदिक; पाद्य + अर्घ्य)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative, Singular)

• arcayat: he worshipped; honored
• arcayat: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Imperfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• ṣaḍrasam: having six flavors
• ṣaḍrasam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ-rasa (प्रातिपदिक; षट् + रस)
• Form: द्विगुसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter Nom/Acc Singular; 'of six tastes')

• bhojanam: meal; food
• bhojanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• tena: by him
• tena: Kartṛ (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• dattam: given
• dattam: Kriyā (Predicate/Result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) / datta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'दत्त'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (PPP; 'given')

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla (Time sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (indeclinable; 'afterwards')

• yathāvidhi: as prescribed; duly
• yathāvidhi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā-vidhi (अव्यय; यथा + विधि)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (indeclinable; 'according to rule')

Speaker

Narrator (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee welcomes the arriving brāhmaṇa with a brass vessel of water for the feet and a shining arghya offering; afterward, a leaf-plate meal displays the six tastes in orderly abundance.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brāhmaṇa)
• Pādya
• Arghya
• Ṣaḍrasa Bhojana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Atithi-sevā—honoring a worthy guest with reverence and food—is a direct expression of dharma that pleases the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode unfolds in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting, where tīrtha-merit is reinforced through righteous conduct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering pādya and arghya, followed by feeding (bhojana) according to proper rites (yathāvidhi).