Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

धूपदीपादिपूर्वं तु पूजयेज्जगदंबिकाम् । तद्धियैव कुमारीर्वै विप्रानपि च भोजयेत् । पायसैर्घृतयुक्तैश्च शर्करामिश्रितैर्नृप

Transliteration

dhūpadīpādipūrvaṃ tu pūjayejjagadaṃbikām | taddhiyaiva kumārīrvai viprānapi ca bhojayet | pāyasairghṛtayuktaiśca śarkarāmiśritairnṛpa

Translation

แต่ก่อนอื่นพึงบูชาพระชคทัมพิกา ด้วยธูป ประทีป และสิ่งอื่น ๆ แล้วด้วยเจตนานั้นเอง โอ้พระราชา พึงเลี้ยงอาหารแก่กุมารีและพราหมณ์ด้วยข้าวหวาน (ปายสะ) คลุกเนยใสและน้ำตาล

Word by Word

• धूपदीपादिपूर्वम्: after first (offering) incense, lamps, etc.
• धूपदीपादिपूर्वम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धूप + दीप + आदि + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial): ‘धूप-दीप-आदि-पूर्वकं’ = having incense, lamps, etc. first

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should worship’

• जगदंबिकाम्: Jagadambikā (Mother of the world)
• जगदंबिकाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + अंबिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः अंबिका) Accusative singular

• तत्: by that
• तत्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; Instrumental singular

• धिया: with intention/understanding
• धिया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle: only/indeed)

• कुमारीः: girls/maidens
• कुमारीः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: खलु/नूनम्-अर्थक-निपात (particle: indeed)

• विप्रान्: brāhmaṇas
• विप्रान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

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

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense ‘should feed’ (भोजयति)

• पायसैः: with sweet milk-rice (pāyasa)
• पायसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• घृतयुक्तैः: mixed with ghee
• घृतयुक्तैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (घृतेन युक्त) विशेषणम्—(पायसानाम्) Instrumental plural

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

• शर्करामिश्रितैः: mixed with sugar
• शर्करामिश्रितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर्करा + मिश्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शर्करया मिश्रित) विशेषणम्—(पायसानाम्) Instrumental plural

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; Address

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa (deductively a Purāṇic teacher addressing a King)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa) explicitly addressed

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shrine lit by oil lamps; incense smoke curls upward as devotees offer worship to Jagadambikā. Nearby, seated kumārīs and brāhmaṇas are served bowls of sweet pâyasa glistening with ghee and sugar.

Characters & Entities

• Jagadambikā
• Kumārī
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True Goddess-worship includes service to living embodiments of purity—maidens and brāhmaṇas—through respectful feeding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya’s devotional culture is the backdrop; the verse emphasizes pūjā and hospitality rather than site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Begin with incense and lamps; then perform feeding of kumārīs and brāhmaṇas with ghee-and-sugar sweet rice (pāyasa).