Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

यत्तत्रोच्चरितं किंचित्तद्विप्रेभ्यो निवेदयेत् । तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा नारी वा भक्तितत्परा । शक्तितो दक्षिणां दद्यात्कृत्वा श्राद्धं यथाविधि

Transliteration

yattatroccaritaṃ kiṃcittadviprebhyo nivedayet | tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā nārī vā bhaktitatparā | śaktito dakṣiṇāṃ dadyātkṛtvā śrāddhaṃ yathāvidhi

Translation

Was immer dort auch rezitiert wurde, das soll man den Brāhmaṇas gebührend darbringen und kundtun. An jenem Tīrtha soll, ob ein Mann nach dem Bad oder eine Frau, die in gläubiger Hingabe verweilt, nachdem sie das Śrāddha vorschriftsgemäß vollzogen hat, Dakṣiṇā nach Kräften geben.

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Sambandha (Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• उच्चरितम्: uttered/recited
• उच्चरितम्: Karman (Implied object/content)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-चर् (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (that which has been uttered)

• किंचित्: something/anything
• किंचित्: Viśeṣaṇa (Indefinite qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite: something)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; संकेतार्थ (correlative: that)

• विप्रेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन

• निवेदयेत्: should present/declare
• निवेदयेत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थ: निवेदन/समर्पण (should report/offer)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bathed)

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Vikalpa (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक निपात (disjunctive particle: or)

• भक्तितत्परा: devoted in devotion
• भक्तितत्परा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति-तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (भक्तौ तत्परा)

• शक्तितः: according to one’s capacity
• शक्तितः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/Measure)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); यथाशक्ति (according to ability)

• दक्षिणाम्: a fee/gift (dakṣiṇā)
• दक्षिणाम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having performed)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यथाविधि: according to rule
• यथाविधि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-विधि (अव्यय/समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; क्रियाविशेषण (as prescribed)

Speaker

Narratorial/Instructional voice within Revākhaṇḍa (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (implied)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the tīrtha, after bathing, a devotee (and a woman devotee beside) completes śrāddha offerings; brāhmaṇas receive dakṣiṇā and gifts; the atmosphere is reverent and compassionate, oriented toward ancestors and gratitude.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha (Revā context)
• Vipras (Brāhmaṇas)
• Śrāddha
• Dakṣiṇā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tīrtha practice includes gratitude and giving—supporting brāhmaṇas and fulfilling ancestral obligations through śrāddha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to “that tīrtha” in the Revākhaṇḍa, i.e., a Revā/Narmadā pilgrimage spot discussed in Adhyāya 146.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After recitations and tīrtha-snāna, perform śrāddha properly and give dakṣiṇā according to one’s means; also present due offerings/acknowledgment to brāhmaṇas.