Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तृप्यन्ति पितरस्तस्य द्वादशाब्दान्न संशयः । तत्र तीर्थे तु यो भक्त्या स्नात्वा पूजयते शिवम्

Transliteration

tṛpyanti pitarastasya dvādaśābdānna saṃśayaḥ | tatra tīrthe tu yo bhaktyā snātvā pūjayate śivam

Translation

Seine Ahnen sind zwölf Jahre lang zufrieden — daran besteht kein Zweifel. Und wer an jenem Tīrtha in Hingabe badet und Śiva verehrt, erlangt dieses gewissliche Verdienst.

Word by Word

• तृप्यन्ति: are satisfied
• तृप्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पितरः: the ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; (अब्दान् इति विशेषण)

• अब्दान्: years
• अब्दान्: Karma (Extent/अवधि-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कालपरिमाण

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• तीर्थे: at the tīrtha
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (contrastive particle)

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

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund)

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narrative continuity)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata / the king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two-part scene: (1) subtle, luminous pitṛs in the background receiving offerings and appearing content; (2) the devotee, freshly bathed, offers bilva leaves and water to the Siddheśvara liṅga, lamp flames steady in the river breeze.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Śiva
• Revā/Narmadā tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional bathing and Śiva-worship at a tīrtha is presented as a powerful act that also uplifts and satisfies one’s ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A sacred tīrtha on the Revā (Narmadā) praised in Āvantya Khaṇḍa’s Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) at the tīrtha followed by bhakti-pūjā (devotional worship) of Śiva, linked with Pitṛ-tarpaṇa/śrāddha results.