Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

पाकं कृत्वा तु शुचिना रक्षां कृत्वा प्रयत्नतः । ब्राह्मणान्गृहिणीयुक्तांस्तत आह्वानयेत्सुधीः

Transliteration

pākaṃ kṛtvā tu śucinā rakṣāṃ kṛtvā prayatnataḥ | brāhmaṇāngṛhiṇīyuktāṃstata āhvānayetsudhīḥ

Translation

เมื่อปรุงภัตตาหารด้วยความบริสุทธิ์ และประกอบพิธีคุ้มครอง (รักษา) ด้วยความเพียรแล้ว บัณฑิตพึงนิมนต์พราหมณ์ผู้ครองเรือนพร้อมภรรยามา

Word by Word

• पाकम्: cooking, preparation (of food)
• पाकम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म); एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• शुचिना: by/with a pure (person)
• शुचिना: Karaṇa (Agent-instrument; by the pure one)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण); एकवचन (Instrumental singular); विशेषण (of a pure person)

• रक्षाम्: protection rite/guarding
• रक्षाम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म); एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• प्रयत्नतः: carefully, with effort
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्नतः (अव्यय; प्रयत्न-शब्दात् तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: with effort/carefully)

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म); बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• गृहिणीयुक्तान्: accompanied by (their) wives
• गृहिणीयुक्तान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of ब्राह्मणान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृहिणी (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषसमास (गृहिण्या युक्ताः = accompanied by wives)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• आह्वानयेत्: should summon/invite
• आह्वानयेत्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+ह्वा (धातु) (णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ्; परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: should cause to be called/invite)

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता); एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context); Sāvitrī-sthala (sequence)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tīrtha-side pavilion in Prabhāsa: a householder completes protective rites, purified cooking vessels nearby, and respectfully invites brāhmaṇa couples for a ceremonial meal.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity, protection, and respectful hospitality are integral parts of dharmic worship in a sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sāvitrī-sthala of Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Cook in purity, perform rakṣā (protective rite), then invite Brāhmaṇas together with their wives for the ceremony.