Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

प्राशने पूर्वमुक्तानि सर्वाण्येव समाचरेत् । समाप्तौ च ततो दद्यात्षड्भागं गृहसंभवम्

Transliteration

prāśane pūrvamuktāni sarvāṇyeva samācaret | samāptau ca tato dadyātṣaḍbhāgaṃ gṛhasaṃbhavam

Translation

Khi cử hành prāśana, nên thực hiện đầy đủ mọi điều đã nói trước. Và khi hoàn tất, bấy giờ hãy bố thí một phần sáu sản vật của gia đình.

Word by Word

• prāśane: at the eating/partaking
• prāśane: Adhikarana (Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• pūrvamuktāni: previously stated (things)
• pūrvamuktāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (√vac/√vad धातु + क्त)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारयः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Past passive participle used adjectivally

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative/Accusative plural (agreeing with implied ‘karmāṇi’)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण (indeed/just)

• samācaret: should perform/practise
• samācaret: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• samāptau: at the conclusion
• samāptau: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—काल/अनन्तर (then/thereafter)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• ṣaḍbhāgam: a sixth part
• ṣaḍbhāgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः द्विगुः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• gṛhasaṃbhavam: produced in the house/home-made
• gṛhasaṃbhavam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गृहस्य सम्भवः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (qualifying ṣaḍbhāgam)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After worship, the householder measures out grain from a storage pot, setting aside a sixth portion for donation; nearby are remnants of the pūjā—flowers, incense, and a naivedya plate—signaling completion and transition to charity.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A vow becomes spiritually complete when devotion culminates in charity and sharing of one’s gains.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tirtha is named in this verse; it provides the dhārmic completion-rite within the tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform all previously stated prāśana items, then donate one-sixth of household produce/earnings at the end.