Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेत्तत्र मधुना पायसेन च । एकस्मिन् भोजिते विप्रे कोटिर्भवति भोजिता

Transliteration

brāhmaṇān bhojayettatra madhunā pāyasena ca | ekasmin bhojite vipre koṭirbhavati bhojitā

Translation

وہاں برہمنوں کو شہد اور پَیاس (میٹھی کھیر) کے ساتھ بھوجن کرانا چاہیے؛ اگر ایک بھی وِپر کو کھلایا جائے تو گویا کروڑوں کو کھلایا گیا۔

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; Masculine, Accusative plural

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु) (णिच् causative: भोजय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; causative optative (should feed)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम्; adverb (there)

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter, Instrumental singular

• पायसेन: with rice-pudding
• पायसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter, Instrumental singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्; conjunction

• एकस्मिन्: in one
• एकस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Locative singular (in one)

• भोजिते: when (he is) fed
• भोजिते: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भुज् + क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Past passive participle, Locative singular; (when fed/after feeding)

• विप्रे: in/for a Brahmin
• विप्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Masculine, Locative singular

• कोटिः: a crore/ten million
• कोटिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Feminine, Nominative singular

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• भोजिता: (equivalent) feeding
• भोजिता: Karta (Predicate-noun/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भुज् + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Past passive participle used substantively; Feminine, Nominative singular (feeding/act of feeding)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (context)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A riverside feeding hall/maṇḍapa where a brāhmaṇa is served honey and pāyasa in clean vessels; pilgrims stand with folded hands; the river and a small shrine appear in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Pāyasa
• Madhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity of food offered to worthy recipients in a tīrtha setting yields multiplied spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘there’ refers to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred locale—Revā-kṣetra in the Narmadā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brāhmaṇa-bhojana (feeding Brāhmaṇas), specifically with madhu (honey) and pāyasa (milk-rice).