Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

पाकं कृत्वा तु शुचिना रक्षां कृत्वा प्रयत्नतः । ब्राह्मणान्गृहिणीयुक्तांस्तत आह्वानयेत्सुधीः

Transliteration

pākaṃ kṛtvā tu śucinā rakṣāṃ kṛtvā prayatnataḥ | brāhmaṇāngṛhiṇīyuktāṃstata āhvānayetsudhīḥ

Translation

پاکیزگی سے کھانا پکا کر اور پوری کوشش سے رَکشا کی رسم ادا کر کے، دانا شخص پھر برہمنوں کو اُن کی بیویوں سمیت دعوت دے۔

Word by Word

• पाकम्: cooking, preparation (of food)
• पाकम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म); एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• शुचिना: by/with a pure (person)
• शुचिना: Karaṇa (Agent-instrument; by the pure one)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण); एकवचन (Instrumental singular); विशेषण (of a pure person)

• रक्षाम्: protection rite/guarding
• रक्षाम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म); एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• प्रयत्नतः: carefully, with effort
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्नतः (अव्यय; प्रयत्न-शब्दात् तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: with effort/carefully)

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म); बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• गृहिणीयुक्तान्: accompanied by (their) wives
• गृहिणीयुक्तान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of ब्राह्मणान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृहिणी (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषसमास (गृहिण्या युक्ताः = accompanied by wives)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• आह्वानयेत्: should summon/invite
• आह्वानयेत्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+ह्वा (धातु) (णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ्; परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: should cause to be called/invite)

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता); एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context); Sāvitrī-sthala (sequence)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tīrtha-side pavilion in Prabhāsa: a householder completes protective rites, purified cooking vessels nearby, and respectfully invites brāhmaṇa couples for a ceremonial meal.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity, protection, and respectful hospitality are integral parts of dharmic worship in a sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sāvitrī-sthala of Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Cook in purity, perform rakṣā (protective rite), then invite Brāhmaṇas together with their wives for the ceremony.