Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

यदन्नं पुरुषोऽश्नाति तदन्नास्तस्य देवताः । बाढमित्येव ते प्रोच्य गताः स्वंस्वं निकेतनम्

Transliteration

yadannaṃ puruṣo'śnāti tadannāstasya devatāḥ | bāḍhamityeva te procya gatāḥ svaṃsvaṃ niketanam

Translation

อาหารใดที่มนุษย์บริโภค อาหารนั้นเองย่อมเป็นที่รับได้แก่เทวะผู้เกี่ยวข้องกับเขา ครั้นกล่าวว่า “บาฑัม—เป็นเช่นนั้นเถิด” แล้ว พวกเขาก็ยินยอมและจากไป ต่างกลับสู่ที่พำนักของตน

Word by Word

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative) — ‘यद् अन्नम्’ इति

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पुरुषः: a man
• पुरुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अश्नाति: eats
• अश्नाति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; निर्देशार्थक (correlative)

• अन्नाः: as food (food-formed)
• अन्नाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘देवताः’ इति विशेषणवत् (food-formed)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• बाढम्: certainly, agreed
• बाढम्: Sambandha (Interjection/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाढम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अनुमोदनार्थक (assent)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative)

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• प्रोच्य: having said
• प्रोच्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्यय-कृदन्त; क्त्वा-अर्थ)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive); ‘उक्त्वा’ अर्थे

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past participle used as finite); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्तरि-भावे

• स्वम्: own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘निकेतनम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• स्वम्: each one’s own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; पुनरुक्त्या ‘प्रत्येकम्’ अर्थः

• निकेतनम्: abode, dwelling
• निकेतनम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निकेतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः कर्म

Speaker

Unspecified (dialogue continuation within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council-like moment: unseen or semi-visible divine/pitṛ figures assent (‘bāḍham’) to a rule; then they disperse to their abodes, leaving the human participants resolved and calm.

Characters & Entities

• Devatās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine acceptance depends on appropriateness and sincerity, not luxury—what is fitting for a person can be ritually fitting for offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to a tīrtha-glorification chapter, but the specific site is not stated in these lines.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It affirms permissibility of offering foods aligned with one’s means/available diet within the śrāddha framework.