Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

भाजनोपस्थितं दैवाद्भोज्यं नास्यं स्वयं विशेत् । हस्तवक्त्रोद्यमात्तच्च प्रविशेदौदरीं दरीम्

Transliteration

bhājanopasthitaṃ daivādbhojyaṃ nāsyaṃ svayaṃ viśet | hastavaktrodyamāttacca praviśedaudarīṃ darīm

Translation

Ang pagkaing inilagay sa sisidlan ng tinatawag na kapalaran ay hindi kusang papasok sa bibig. Sa pagsisikap ng kamay at bibig lamang ito pumapasok sa yungib ng tiyan.

Word by Word

• bhājana-upasthitam: placed/served in a vessel
• bhājana-upasthitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhājana (प्रातिपदिक) + upasthita (कृदन्त; √sthā उपसर्ग-उप)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘उपस्थित’ = ‘उप-√स्था’

• daivāt: by fate; from destiny
• daivāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• bhojyam: food; something to be eaten
• bhojyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojya (कृदन्त; √bhuj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भाव्य/योग्य (यत्)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• āsyam: mouth
• āsyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• svayam: oneself
• svayam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वार्थक-अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

• viśet: should enter
• viśet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √viś (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• hasta-vaktra-udyamāt: because of the exertion of hands and mouth
• hasta-vaktra-udyamāt: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक) + vaktra (प्रातिपदिक) + udyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) ‘हस्तवक्त्रयोः उद्यमः’

• āttaḥ: taken; seized
• āttaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātta (कृदन्त; √dā उपसर्ग-आ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• praviśet: should enter
• praviśet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √viś (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• audarīm: belonging to the belly; abdominal
• audarīm: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: audarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• darīm: cave; cleft
• darīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue-context)

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when resources appear by destiny, fruition requires deliberate action; effort completes karma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the teaching appears within the Kāśī-centered section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction in practical dharma—act to realize what providence provides.