Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

भर्तृयज्ञ उवाच । दद्यात्स्वपिंडं सौवर्णं पंचविंशत्पलात्मकम्

Transliteration

bhartṛyajña uvāca | dadyātsvapiṃḍaṃ sauvarṇaṃ paṃcaviṃśatpalātmakam

Translation

婆尔特利耶阇那说道：“应当施与一团金制的供食（piṇḍa），重二十五帕拉。”

Word by Word

• bhartṛyajñaḥ: Bhartṛyajña
• bhartṛyajñaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ-yajña (प्रातिपदिक; भर्तृ + यज्ञ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Nominative; Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect; 3rd person; Singular; Parasmaipada)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (Injunctive advice/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Optative; 3rd person; Singular; Parasmaipada)

• svapiṃḍam: one’s own piṇḍa (offering lump)
• svapiṃḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-piṃḍa (प्रातिपदिक; स्व + पिण्ड)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Accusative; Singular)

• sauvarṇam: made of gold
• sauvarṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Accusative; Singular); ‘स्वपिण्डम्’ इति विशेषण (adjective of svapiṃḍam)

• paṃcaviṃśatpalātmakam: having the measure of twenty-five palas
• paṃcaviṃśatpalātmakam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃca-viṃśati-pala-ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्च + विंशति + पल + आत्मक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Accusative; Singular); परिमाणवाचक-विशेषण (measure-qualifier)

Speaker

Bhartṛyajña

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage Bhartṛyajña pronounces the rule: a golden piṇḍa of twenty-five palas is to be given, with the object shown as a luminous gold sphere on a ritual plate.

Characters & Entities

• Bhartṛyajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Expiation is framed as disciplined generosity: the rite requires a specific, intentional act of dāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is part of a Tīrthamāhātmya section, but this verse itself does not name the tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donation of a golden piṇḍa of a specified weight (25 palas).