Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

अप्येकं भोजयेद्विप्रमेतत्तीर्थतटेऽमले । तेनासौ कर्मणा त्वत्र परत्रापि च मोदते

Transliteration

apyekaṃ bhojayedviprametattīrthataṭe'male | tenāsau karmaṇā tvatra paratrāpi ca modate

Translation

แม้ผู้ใดเลี้ยงภิกษาเพียงพราหมณ์หนึ่งเดียว ณฝั่งอันบริสุทธิ์ของตีรถะนี้ ด้วยกรรมนั้นเขาย่อมยินดีทั้งในโลกนี้และโลกหน้า

Word by Word

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Kriya-vishesana (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), सम्भावना/अपवादार्थक

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विप्रम्)

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) → भोजय (णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• विप्रम्: a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एतत्: at this
• एतत्: Adhikarana (Location qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थतटे)

• तीर्थतटे: on the bank of the sacred ford
• तीर्थतटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तीर्थस्य तटः)

• अमले: pure, spotless
• अमले: Adhikarana (Location qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थतटे)

• तेन: by that (act)
• तेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतु/करणवाचक

• असौ: that person
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; दूरवाचक-सर्वनाम

• कर्मणा: by the deed
• कर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• परत्र: hereafter, in the next world
• परत्र: Adhikarana (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (elsewhere; in the next world)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक निपात (also)

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

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Brahmakhaṇḍa narrative style within Setukhaṇḍa Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pāṇḍavānāṃ Mahātīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a clean riverbank, a pilgrim offers a simple meal to a single brāhmaṇa seated on kusa grass; the water glows, suggesting unseen blessing; the mood is quiet generosity.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even small acts of charity done in a sacred setting carry enduring merit and joy across lifetimes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha of Adhyāya 42 in Setukhaṇḍa, especially its ‘pure bank’ (tīrtha-taṭa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vipra-bhojana—feeding a brāhmaṇa at the tīrtha bank as a meritorious dāna.