Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

इङ्गुदैर्बदरैर्बिल्वैरक्षतेन जलेन वा । तर्पयेत्तत्र यो वंश्यानाप्नुयाज्जन्मनः फलम्

Transliteration

iṅgudairbadarairbilvairakṣatena jalena vā | tarpayettatra yo vaṃśyānāpnuyājjanmanaḥ phalam

Translation

Wer dort seinem Geschlecht tarpaṇa darbringt mit iṅguda-Früchten, badara (Jujuben), bilva oder mit ungebrochenem Reis und Wasser—der erlangt die wahre Frucht seiner Geburt.

Word by Word

• इङ्गुदैः: with iṅguda fruits
• इङ्गुदैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इङ्गुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• बदरैः: with jujubes
• बदरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• बिल्वैः: with bilva fruits/leaves
• बिल्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अक्षतेन: with (unbroken) rice grains
• अक्षतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; "with unbroken rice"

• जलेन: with water
• जलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-बोधक अव्यय (or)

• तर्पयेत्: should satisfy (offer to)
• तर्पयेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तृप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense = "should satisfy/offer libations"

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-बोधक अव्यय (there)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• वंश्यान्: descendants/lineal ones
• वंश्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; "descendants/lineage-members"

• आप्नुयात्: would obtain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• जन्मनः: of birth
• जन्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Piṇḍikā (Revā-tīrtha)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee kneeling at the water’s edge offering tarpaṇa: water streams through fingers with akṣata; a plate with iṅguda, badara, bilva nearby; ancestors symbolically receiving.

Characters & Entities

• Iṅguda
• Badara
• Bilva
• Akṣata
• Tarpaṇa
• Vaṃśya (lineage/ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A life is considered fulfilled when one upholds pitṛ-dharma; even simple offerings become profound when done at a tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The same tīrtha in Revā Khaṇḍa Adhyāya 100, highlighted as especially fruitful for tarpaṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform tarpaṇa to one’s lineage using iṅguda, badara, bilva, or akṣata with water.