Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

तस्य ते द्वादशाब्दानि शान्तिं गच्छन्ति तर्पिताः । दधिक्षीरेण तोयेन घृतेन मधुना सह

Transliteration

tasya te dvādaśābdāni śāntiṃ gacchanti tarpitāḥ | dadhikṣīreṇa toyena ghṛtena madhunā saha

Translation

So zufrieden gestellt, erlangen die Pitṛs zwölf Jahre lang Frieden. (Die tarpaṇa-Gabe kann dargebracht werden) mit Wasser, vermischt mit Joghurt und Milch, mit Ghee und auch zusammen mit Honig.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: of you
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वादशाब्दानि: twelve years
• द्वादशाब्दानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शान्तिम्: peace
• शान्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गच्छन्ति: go/attain
• गच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तर्पिताः: satisfied/propitiated
• तर्पिताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दधिक्षीरेण: with curd and milk
• दधिक्षीरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• तोयेन: with water
• तोयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• घृतेन: with ghee
• घृतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-शब्दः), सहार्थक-निपात (particle meaning 'together with')

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhṛgukṣetra (Revā-tīra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija-śreṣṭha (addressed in surrounding passage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dvija at a riverbank performs tarpaṇa, pouring water mixed with curd, milk, ghee, and honey through cupped palms; subtle ancestral figures receive it and become serene.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Tarpaṇa
• Dadhi
• Kṣīra
• Ghṛta
• Madhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestral rites performed at a tīrtha have enduring efficacy; dharmic offerings create long-lasting śānti for the departed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context continues the Bhṛgutīrtha tarpaṇa described in the preceding verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tarpaṇa using water with curd and milk, as well as offerings with ghee and honey.