Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तस्य ते द्वादशाब्दानि तृप्तिं यान्ति सुतर्पिताः । पादुकोपानहौ छत्रं शय्यामासनमेव च

Transliteration

tasya te dvādaśābdāni tṛptiṃ yānti sutarpitāḥ | pādukopānahau chatraṃ śayyāmāsanameva ca

Translation

Für ihn gelangen jene Pitṛs, reichlich gesättigt, für zwölf Jahre zur Zufriedenheit. (Man kann als Gabe spenden) Sandalen und Schuhe, einen Schirm, ein Bett und ebenso einen Sitz.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• द्वादशाब्दानि: for twelve years
• द्वादशाब्दानि: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• यान्ति: go to; attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• सुतर्पिताः: well-satisfied; well-propitiated
• सुतर्पिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + तृप् (धातु) → तर्पित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पादुक: sandals
• पादुक: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपानहौ: shoes (pair)
• उपानहौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानह् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), द्विवचन (Dual)

• छत्रम्: umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• शय्याम्: bed
• शय्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After tarpaṇa, the pilgrim offers sandals, an umbrella, a bedroll, and a low seat to a brāhmaṇa/ascetic; behind them, subtle ancestral figures appear content, receiving the offering’s merit.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestral rites performed with sincerity at a tīrtha produce enduring benefit; dāna complements tarpaṇa as a dharmic support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śuklatīrtha (continuing context), where pitṛ-tarpaṇa yields twelve-year satisfaction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering tarpaṇa and giving practical gifts in charity—footwear, umbrella, bed, and seat.