Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तस्मात्स्नातः शुचिर्भूत्वा देवर्षिपितृतर्पणम् । यज्ञस्यांते तथैवाद्भिः काले कुर्यात्समाहितः

Transliteration

tasmātsnātaḥ śucirbhūtvā devarṣipitṛtarpaṇam | yajñasyāṃte tathaivādbhiḥ kāle kuryātsamāhitaḥ

Translation

فلذلك، بعد الاغتسال والتطهّر، وفي الوقت اللائق وبقلبٍ حاضر، ليُقدِّم التَّرْبَنَة (tarpaṇa)؛ أي سكبَ الماء قربانًا للآلهة والريشيّين والآباء الأجداد، ولا سيّما عند ختام العبادة والـيَجْنَا.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), हेतौ; English: 'therefore'

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नात (कृदन्त; √स्ना (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि/कर्तरि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; English: past participle 'having bathed'

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण; English: nominative singular 'pure'

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Auxiliary action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया; English: gerund 'having become'

• देवर्षिपितृतर्पणम्: the offering of satisfaction to divine sages and ancestors
• देवर्षिपितृतर्पणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि + पितृ + तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः समाहार-द्वन्द्व (देवर्षीणां च पितॄणां च तर्पणम्); English: accusative singular

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; English: genitive singular

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; English: locative singular

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक; English: 'thus, in that manner'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक; English: 'indeed, just'

• अद्भिः: with water
• अद्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्/अद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; अप्-शब्द; English: instrumental plural 'with waters'

• काले: at the proper time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काळ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; English: locative singular 'at the proper time'

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; English: optative 3rd sg 'should do'

• समाहितः: composed; attentive
• समाहितः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + हित (कृदन्त; √धा (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; English: nominative singular 'collected, composed'

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa instructional discourse)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Putra / adhikārī practitioner

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bather emerging from a river/pond at dawn, wet hair tied, wearing clean cloth, seated on kuśa grass with a water vessel, offering tarpaṇa with cupped hands; a small yajña-vedi or pūjā altar nearby indicating ‘yajñānte’.

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Ṛṣi
• Pitṛ
• Yajña
• Āpas (water)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of body and steadiness of mind sanctify ritual; gratitude to devas, sages, and ancestors is expressed through timely tarpaṇa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on universal household dharma practiced in sacred and domestic spaces.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing), śauca (purity), and water-libations (tarpaṇa) to devas/ṛṣis/pitṛs at the proper time, notably at the end of yajña.