Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

कुल्माषा वटकाश्चैव पायसं घृतमिश्रितम् । सोहालिका दीपिकाश्च सार्द्राश्च वटकास्तथा

Transliteration

kulmāṣā vaṭakāścaiva pāyasaṃ ghṛtamiśritam | sohālikā dīpikāśca sārdrāśca vaṭakāstathā

Translation

انہوں نے کُلمाष (ابلی ہوئی دالیں)، وٹک (تلے ہوئے کیک) اور گھی ملا میٹھا پائسم بھی لایا؛ نیز سُوہالِکا، دیپِکا اور نم دار وٹک بھی ساتھ تھے۔

Word by Word

• कुल्माषाः: kulmāṣa (boiled pulses/food)
• कुल्माषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल्माष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• वटकाश्: fried cakes/dumplings
• वटकाश्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधारणार्थ

• पायसम्: rice-pudding
• पायसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• घृतमिश्रितम्: mixed with ghee
• घृतमिश्रितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + मिश्रित (कृदन्त, √मिश्र्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण; घृतेन मिश्रितम् (instrumental relation)

• सोहालिकाः: sohālikā sweets (a kind of cake)
• सोहालिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोहालिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• दीपिकाः: dīpikā sweets (a kind of cake)
• दीपिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीपिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• सार्द्राः: moist/juicy
• सार्द्राः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• वटकाः: cakes/dumplings
• वटकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Trays of kulmāṣa, fried vaṭakas, ghee-laced pāyasa, and named delicacies (sohālikā, dīpikā), arranged in orderly rows before worship.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmātā (implied)
• Naivedya items (kulmāṣa, vaṭaka, pāyasa, etc.)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-filled worship includes careful hospitality to the deity—symbolically offering nourishment and abundance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit location is named; the verse supports the Mahātmya by detailing the worship performed in Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering varied cooked foods and sweets as naivedya, including ghee-mixed pāyasa and other prepared items.