Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

षष्ठेऽहनि ततो जाते पूजयेद्ब्राह्मणोत्तमान् । तांश्च वस्त्रैर्हिरण्येन मिष्टान्नेन प्रभक्तितः

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭhe'hani tato jāte pūjayedbrāhmaṇottamān | tāṃśca vastrairhiraṇyena miṣṭānnena prabhaktitaḥ

Translation

随后至第六日，应礼敬诸位上等婆罗门，并以虔心奉献衣服、黄金与甜美饮食。

Word by Word

• ṣaṣṭhe: on the sixth
• ṣaṣṭhe: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'ahani' इति विशेषणम्

• ahani: day
• ahani: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — thereafter

• jāte: when (it) has come/arrived
• jāte: Adhikarana (Temporal circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु) → jāta (क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी—'when it has come/arrived'

• pūjayet: should worship/honour
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• brāhmaṇa-uttamān: the best brāhmaṇas
• brāhmaṇa-uttamān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—'श्रेष्ठान् ब्राह्मणान्'

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

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

• vastraiḥ: with garments
• vastraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• hiraṇyena: with gold
• hiraṇyena: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• miṣṭa-annena: with sweet food
• miṣṭa-annena: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: miṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—'मिष्टम् अन्नम्' (sweet food)

• prabhaktitaḥ: with great devotion
• prabhaktitaḥ: Hetu (Cause/Manner/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra-bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (हेतु), एकवचन; 'प्रभक्तितः' = with great devotion

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sixth-day ceremony: a row of honored brāhmaṇas seated on mats; the devotee offers folded cloth, a small gold coin pouch, and trays of sweets; a Viṣṇu lamp and incense indicate devotional framing.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Hiraṇya
• Vastra-dāna
• Miṣṭānna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Completion of a vow is sealed by gratitude and generosity—honoring spiritual recipients amplifies merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the instruction is a general concluding rite within the chapter’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On the sixth day, honor brāhmaṇas and give garments, gold, and sweet food with devotion.