Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

सर्वेषु पितृतीर्थेषु श्राद्धं कृत्वास्ति यत्फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति दर्शे तत्र न संशयः

Transliteration

sarveṣu pitṛtīrtheṣu śrāddhaṃ kṛtvāsti yatphalam | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti darśe tatra na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Welche Frucht auch immer durch die Durchführung von Śrāddha an allen Pitṛ-tīrthas erlangt wird, genau diese Frucht erlangt man zweifellos, wenn man es dort am Neumond tut.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• पितृतीर्थेषु: in the ancestral sacred places
• पितृतीर्थेषु: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; पितृ + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पितॄणां तीर्थेषु)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having done)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्

• यत्: which
• यत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धसूचक-विशेषणम् (relative)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्तृ/विषय (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• समवाप्नोति: attains fully
• समवाप्नोति: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• दर्शे: on the new-moon day
• दर्शे: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; अमावास्या-विशेषे (on the new-moon day)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• न: not/no
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्तृ/विषय (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Paitāmaha-tīrtha (implied locus of ‘there’ in this passage)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (addressed as rājā/rājan in nearby verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the dark-moon evening at a river-ford, a householder performs śrāddha: kuśa-grass seat, piṇḍas, tila-water libations, with the river shimmering and ancestors envisioned receiving offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛ-tīrthas
• Śrāddha
• Darśa (Amāvāsyā)
• Tīrtha at Revā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A uniquely empowered sacred place can concentrate the merit of many pilgrimages into one focused observance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Paitāmaha-tīrtha on the Revā (Narmadā), extolled as supremely effective for Pitṛ rites on darśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha on darśa (amāvāsyā/new moon) at this tīrtha for maximal fruit.