Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तथैव भोजनं चक्रे तस्यातिथ्यसमुद्भवम् । भयेन रहितः शूद्रो हर्षेण महतान्वितः

Transliteration

tathaiva bhojanaṃ cakre tasyātithyasamudbhavam | bhayena rahitaḥ śūdro harṣeṇa mahatānvitaḥ

Translation

เขาก็รับประทานอาหารที่เกิดจากการต้อนรับนั้นเช่นเดิม; ชูทรผู้นั้นปราศจากความหวาดกลัว และเปี่ยมด้วยความปีติยิ่งใหญ่

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = thus/in that manner

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चयार्थक निपात) = indeed/just

• भोजनम्: meal/food
• भोजनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रे: he did/made
• चक्रे: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• आतिथ्यसमुद्भवम्: arising from hospitality
• आतिथ्यसमुद्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आतिथ्य + सम्-उद्-भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'समुद्भव' (arisen); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आतिथ्यात् समुद्भवम्) विशेषणम् (भोजनम्)

• भयेन: by fear
• भयेन: Karana (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रहितः: free from
• रहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-सम्बन्धे 'भयेन रहितः' = devoid of fear

• शूद्रः: the Śūdra (man)
• शूद्रः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हर्षेण: with joy
• हर्षेण: Karana (Instrument/State)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महता: great
• महता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of हर्षेण)

• अन्वितः: endowed (with)
• अन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-सम्बन्धे 'हर्षेण ... अन्वितः' = endowed with

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Śūdra eats the offered meal calmly; his posture relaxes, fear gone, face bright with joy, while the uncanny host’s presence feels protective rather than threatening.

Characters & Entities

• ātithya (hospitality)
• śūdra (the man)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hospitality (ātithya) functions as dharma even in uncanny settings; fear gives way to gratitude and joy when dharma is honored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the broader unit is a tīrtha-mahātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implicit dharma: receiving/feeding a guest (ātithya), though no formal rite is prescribed here.