Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचारी तु यो भूत्वा तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः । पूजयेत्परमीशानं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

brahmacārī tu yo bhūtvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ | pūjayetparamīśānaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

Wer Brahmacarya übt, den Ahnen-Gottheiten Tarpaṇa darbringt und den Höchsten Herrn (Paramīśāna) verehrt, wird gänzlich von allen Sünden befreit.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचारी: a brahmacārin
• ब्रह्मचारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + चारिन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

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

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• तर्पयेत्: should satisfy/offer (libations)
• तर्पयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage (to satisfy/offer libations)

• पितृदेवताः: the pitṛ-deities
• पितृदेवताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + देवता (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमीशानम्: the supreme Īśāna
• परमीशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईशान (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Result/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined pilgrim performs tarpaṇa facing the river, then turns to a Śiva shrine to offer flowers; ancestral figures appear as subtle silhouettes receiving water-streams.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Paramīśāna
• Śiva
• Tarpaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of conduct plus duties to ancestors and devotion to Śiva leads to deep purification and freedom from sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Revā tīrtha connected with Gautameśvara/Paramīśāna in Adhyāya 179.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pitṛ-tarpaṇa and worship Paramīśāna while maintaining brahmacarya.