Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

फलानि भक्ष्यभोज्यं च पक्वान्नानि च षोडश । या प्रदास्यति वै नारी सा तूमैव भविष्यति

Transliteration

phalāni bhakṣyabhojyaṃ ca pakvānnāni ca ṣoḍaśa | yā pradāsyati vai nārī sā tūmaiva bhaviṣyati

Translation

Labing-anim na uri ng prutas, mga pagkaing makakain, mga pagkaing nakalulugod, at mga lutong handog—sinumang babae ang taimtim na magbigay nito, siya’y magiging gaya Mo (makaaabot sa Iyong kalagayan).

Word by Word

• phalāni: fruits
• phalāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• bhakṣya-bhojyam: things to be eaten and enjoyed as food
• bhakṣya-bhojyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣya + bhojya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (edibles and foods)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• pakva-annāni: cooked foods
• pakva-annāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakva + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; ‘पक्व’ (cooked) + ‘अन्न’ (food)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ṣoḍaśa: sixteen
• ṣoḍaśa: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣoḍaśan (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; अत्र समाहार/परिमाणार्थे (sixteen [items])

• yā: she who
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• pradāsyati: will give/offer
• pradāsyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘प्र’ उपसर्ग

• vai: indeed
• vai: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चय/प्रमाणार्थ (indeed)

• nārī: woman
• nārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tūmā: you (yourself)
• tūmā: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पाठभेद/प्राकृत-छाया: ‘त्वमेव’ इत्यर्थे

• eva: only
• eva: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अवधारणार्थ (only/just)

• bhaviṣyati: will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Gaurī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Varadā-Devī at Prabhāsa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Women devotees/pilgrims (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional feast-gifting scene: baskets of fruits, trays of sweets, cooked rice and curries arranged in sixteen sets; a woman donor offers with folded hands before Devī, recipients seated in orderly rows in a dharmaśālā near the kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Varadā Gaurī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Generosity in nourishment (anna-dāna) is a direct vehicle of merit; giving sustenance is treated as devotion made tangible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where these offerings are connected to Varadā Gaurī worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of sixteen categories/items of food—fruits, edibles, cooked dishes—given by a woman as part of the vrata.