Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

पूगीफलं च वैडूर्यं खदिरं रूप्यमेव च । मन्त्रेणानेन विप्राय तथैव च समर्पयेत्

Transliteration

pūgīphalaṃ ca vaiḍūryaṃ khadiraṃ rūpyameva ca | mantreṇānena viprāya tathaiva ca samarpayet

Translation

และพร้อมด้วยมนต์นี้ พึงถวายแก่พราหมณ์นั้น คือหมาก (ผลหมาก) แก้วไวฑูรยะ (ตาแมว) ไม้ขทิระ และเงินด้วย

Word by Word

• पूगीफलम्: areca-nut fruit
• पूगीफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूगी + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पूग्याः फलम्)

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

• वैडूर्यम्: cat’s-eye gem
• वैडूर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैडूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• खदिरम्: khadira (acacia)
• खदिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खदिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• रूप्यम्: silver
• रूप्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

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

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विप्राय: to the Brahmin
• विप्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/अनुक्रम (thus/likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

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

• समर्पयेत्: should offer
• समर्पयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya instruction to a king)

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna becomes spiritually potent when it is complete—supported by mantra and proper ritual materials.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The emphasis here is on the rite within Tīrthamāhātmya; no single tirtha-name appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer areca-nut, cat’s-eye gem, khadira, and silver to a brāhmaṇa while reciting the prescribed mantra.