Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तिल दानं तु देवेशि तत्र शस्तं सकाञ्चनम् । पितॄणां वल्लभं तीर्थं नित्यं चैव तु भामिनि

Transliteration

tila dānaṃ tu deveśi tatra śastaṃ sakāñcanam | pitṝṇāṃ vallabhaṃ tīrthaṃ nityaṃ caiva tu bhāmini

Translation

يا سيدةَ الآلهة، إنَّ التصدّقَ بالسمسم هناك—مع الذهب—ممدوحٌ غايةَ المدح. يا المتألّقة، ذلك التيرثا محبوبٌ على الدوام لدى البِتْرِ، أسلافِ الأرواح.

Word by Word

• तिल: sesame
• तिल: Karman (Object within nominal phrase)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र दानस्य विशेष्य (sesame)

• दानम्: gift/charity
• दानम्: Karta (Topic/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वाक्ये विषय/उपदेश्य (the act of giving)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphasis/contrast)

• देवेशि: O goddess (lady of the gods)
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन (vocative)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• शस्तम्: recommended
• शस्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शस्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (praised/recommended)

• सकाञ्चनम्: along with gold
• सकाञ्चनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव: काञ्चनेन सह (together with gold)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• वल्लभम्: dear/pleasing
• वल्लभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (dear/pleasing)

• तीर्थम्: holy place/pilgrimage spot
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (accusative used adverbially), कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (always)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• भामिनि: O lovely lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tritakūpa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Deveśi/Bhāminī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim offers a small vessel of black sesame and a gold coin/ornament to a brāhmaṇa near the kund; pitṛs are suggested as satisfied presences; the tīrtha appears timeless and serene.

Characters & Entities

• Tritakūpa
• Pitṛs
• tila-dāna
• kāñcana (gold)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity aligned with sacred place and purpose—especially for the welfare of ancestors—becomes a powerful dharmic act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tritakūpa tīrtha at Prabhāsakṣetra, described as especially beloved to the Pitṛs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tila-dāna (donation of sesame), recommended with kāñcana (gold), as an offering connected to pitṛ-related merit.