Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

एवमाराधयेद्देवं प्रदोषे गिरिजापतिम् । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्पश्चाद्दक्षिणाभिश्च तोषयेत्

Transliteration

evamārādhayeddevaṃ pradoṣe girijāpatim | brāhmaṇānbhojayetpaścāddakṣiṇābhiśca toṣayet

Translation

یوں پرَدوش کے وقت گِریجا پتی پروردگار کی عبادت کرنی چاہیے؛ پھر بعد میں برہمنوں کو کھانا کھلائے اور دَکشِنا (نذرانہ) دے کر انہیں راضی کرے۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• आराधयेत्: should worship/propitiate
• आराधयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (Optative, 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• प्रदोषे: at twilight (pradoṣa)
• प्रदोषे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• गिरिजापतिम्: husband of Girijā (Śiva)
• गिरिजापतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (girijāyāḥ patiḥ) (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; genitive tatpuruṣa)

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) [णिच् causative: भोजय-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) (Optative, 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada; causative)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: afterwards)

• दक्षिणाभिः: with gifts/fees (dakṣiṇās)
• दक्षिणाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तोषयेत्: should satisfy/please
• तोषयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु) [णिच् causative: तोषय-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) (Optative, 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada; causative)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Evening pradoṣa worship: lamps lit, priest offers bilva and water to the liṅga; afterward a line of brāhmaṇas seated for a meal, with the patron offering dakṣiṇā respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā
• Śiva (Girijā-pati)
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship is completed by compassion and generosity—honoring the learned and supporting dharma through feeding and gifts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is cited; it is a general ritual prescription for Pradoṣa worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Śiva worship at Pradoṣa, then do brāhmaṇa-bhojana and offer dakṣiṇā.