Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

तान्सर्वान्पूजयामास यथार्हं राजसत्तमः । ददौ चान्नानि सर्वेभ्यो घृतसूपादिकांस्तथा

Transliteration

tānsarvānpūjayāmāsa yathārhaṃ rājasattamaḥ | dadau cānnāni sarvebhyo ghṛtasūpādikāṃstathā

Translation

พระราชาผู้ประเสริฐนั้นทรงสักการะทุกคนตามสมควร และทรงแจกจ่ายภัตตาหารแก่ทุกผู้—พร้อมเนยใส ซุป และเครื่องเคียงต่าง ๆ

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तान् इति)

• पूजयामास: honored
• पूजयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यथार्हम्: as appropriate
• यथार्हम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + अर्ह (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (according to worth)

• राजसत्तमः: the best of kings
• राजसत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + सत् + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—राजसत्तम (राज्ञां सत्तमः) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; ‘तम’ = तद्धित (superlative)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• अन्नानि: foods
• अन्नानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वेभ्यः: to all
• सर्वेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/Dative), बहुवचन

• घृतसूपादिकान्: ghee, soups, etc.
• घृतसूपादिकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत + सूप + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—घृतसूपादि (घृतं सूपः च आदयः) ‘आदि’समासार्थक-तत्पुरुषः

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also)

Speaker

Narrator (Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling satra dining arrangement: the king oversees orderly rows of guests being served rice and accompaniments; vessels of ghee and soups are carried by attendants; the atmosphere is generous and disciplined.

Characters & Entities

• rājasattama (best king)
• anna-dāna (food charity)
• ghṛta
• sūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring guests according to merit and feeding all is a central purāṇic expression of compassion and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-tīrtha setting in the Setukhaṇḍa, where charity and hospitality magnify the sanctity of the place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Anna-dāna with proper accompaniments (ghee, soups, etc.) offered universally to attendees.