Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्तत्र श्राद्धं कुर्याज्जितेन्द्रियः । शक्त्या हिरण्यं वासांसि विप्रे दद्यात्समाहितः । स याति परमं स्थानं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

brāhmaṇānbhojayettatra śrāddhaṃ kuryājjitendriyaḥ | śaktyā hiraṇyaṃ vāsāṃsi vipre dadyātsamāhitaḥ | sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

“ณ ที่นั้น ผู้สำรวมอินทรีย์พึงเลี้ยงภัตตาหารแก่พราหมณ์ และประกอบศราทธะ ตามกำลังของตน ด้วยจิตตั้งมั่น พึงถวายทองคำและผ้านุ่งห่มแก่พราหมณ์ ผู้นั้นย่อมถึงสถานอันสูงสุด—ไม่จำต้องสงสัยเลย”

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• bhojayet: should feed
• bhojayet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु) causative: bhojaya (णिजन्त)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद, णिजन्त — Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण — Indeclinable, locative adverb

• śrāddham: Śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• kuryāt: should perform
• kuryāt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• jita-indriyaḥ: one who has conquered the senses
• jita-indriyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jita (कृदन्त; √ji धातु, क्त) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारयवत् प्रयोगः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Tatpurusha compound; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• śaktyā: according to ability
• śaktyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• hiraṇyam: gold
• hiraṇyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• vāsāṃsi: garments
• vāsāṃsi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• vipre: to a Brahmin
• vipre: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative, Singular

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• samāhitaḥ: composed, attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धातु) → samāhita (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• yāti: goes, attains
• yāti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Present, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• sthānam: abode, place
• sthānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध-निपात — Indeclinable, negation particle

• atra: here, in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक — Indeclinable, locative adverb

• kāryā: to be done
• kāryā: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ धातु, यत्)
• Form: कृत्य (यत्-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Gerundive; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• vicāraṇā: consideration, deliberation
• vicāraṇā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṅkaranātha (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, calm and restrained, feeds Brāhmaṇas in a temple courtyard near the liṅga; a śrāddha rite is performed with offerings; gifts of gold and garments are respectfully presented; the liṅga shrine stands luminous behind, suggesting ‘parama-sthāna’.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Śrāddha
• Dāna
• Śaṅkaranātha (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage-fruit is completed through dharmic conduct—self-restraint, ancestral rites, feeding the worthy, and charitable giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The merit is framed within the Śaṅkaranātha/Prabhāsakṣetra setting of Adhyāya 252.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brāhmaṇa-bhojana (feeding Brāhmaṇas), śrāddha, and dāna of gold and garments according to capacity.