Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तस्मात्स्नातः शुचिर्भूत्वा देवर्षिपितृतर्पणम् । यज्ञस्यांते तथैवाद्भिः काले कुर्यात्समाहितः

Transliteration

tasmātsnātaḥ śucirbhūtvā devarṣipitṛtarpaṇam | yajñasyāṃte tathaivādbhiḥ kāle kuryātsamāhitaḥ

Translation

সেয়ে স্নান কৰি শুচি হৈ, উপযুক্ত সময়ত আৰু একাগ্ৰচিত্তে, পূজা-যজ্ঞৰ অন্তত বিশেষকৈ জলদ্বাৰা দেৱ-ঋষি আৰু পিতৃগণক তৰ্পণ কৰিব লাগে।

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.