Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

देवानृषीन् पित्ःंश्चान्यांस्तर्पयेत्तिलवारिणा । हिरण्यं ब्राह्मणे दद्यात्संतर्प्य च हुताशनम्

Transliteration

devānṛṣīn pitḥṃścānyāṃstarpayettilavāriṇā | hiraṇyaṃ brāhmaṇe dadyātsaṃtarpya ca hutāśanam

Translation

Mit Wasser, das mit Sesam vermischt ist, soll man den Devas, den ṛṣis, den Ahnen und den anderen das tarpaṇa darbringen. Nachdem man auch Hutāśana, das heilige Feuer, gesättigt hat, gebe man einem Brāhmaṇa Gold als dāna.

Word by Word

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• ऋषीन्: the sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• पितॄन्: the ancestors (manes)
• पितॄन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

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

• अन्यान्: others
• अन्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• तर्पयेत्: should satisfy/offer libations to
• तर्पयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तिलवारिणा: with sesame-water
• तिलवारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तिलस्य वारि = sesame-water)

• हिरण्यम्: gold
• हिरण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणे: to a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied (after offering)
• संतर्प्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-तृप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकर्म (having satisfied)

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

• हुताशनम्: the fire (Agni)
• हुताशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुत + अशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (हुतं अश्नाति इति = fire)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śikhitīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at a riverbank performs tilodaka-tarpaṇa to devas, ṛṣis, and pitṛs; nearby a small sacred fire is tended; a brāhmaṇa receives a gold gift as dakṣiṇā.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Pitṛs
• Agni (Hutāśana)
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed by dharmic duties—gratitude to devas/ṛṣis/pitṛs, honoring fire, and charity—uniting personal merit with cosmic reciprocity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rites are prescribed in the Śikhitīrtha context of the Revā (Narmadā) region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer tarpaṇa with sesame-water, perform satisfaction of the sacred fire (Agni), and give gold (hiraṇya-dāna) to a brāhmaṇa.