Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

तर्पयित्वा द्विजान्सम्यगन्नपानादिभूषणैः । प्रीणयित्वा महादेवं ततः स्वभवनं ययौ

Transliteration

tarpayitvā dvijānsamyagannapānādibhūṣaṇaiḥ | prīṇayitvā mahādevaṃ tataḥ svabhavanaṃ yayau

Translation

Nachdem er die Zweimalgeborenen mit Speise, Trank und passenden Gaben rechtmäßig gesättigt und Mahādeva erfreut hatte, kehrte er darauf in seine eigene Wohnstatt zurück.

Word by Word

• तर्पयित्वा: having satisfied
• तर्पयित्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु) + णिच् → तर्पयति
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), णिजन्त (causative): 'having satisfied'

• द्विजान्: the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: properly)

• अन्नपानादिभूषणैः: with food, drink, and other provisions
• अन्नपानादिभूषणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न + पान + आदि + भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (अन्नपानादीनि भूषणानि/उपकरणानि येषु तैः), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• प्रीणयित्वा: having pleased
• प्रीणयित्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु) + णिच् → प्रीणयति
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), णिजन्त (causative): 'having pleased'

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (महान् देवः), पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• स्वभवनम्: his own house
• स्वभवनम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (स्वस्य भवनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kundaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A post-pūjā scene: rows of seated brāhmaṇas being served rice, sweets, and water; the donor yakṣa offers garments/ornaments; in the background the liṅga shrine stands with lamps still burning, indicating completion of worship.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brāhmaṇas)
• Mahādeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-pūjā is completed by dharmic charity—especially honoring and feeding the dvijas—uniting devotion with social-sacred duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The acts are part of the Kundaleśvara-tīrtha Māhātmya in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tarpana/satisfaction of Brāhmaṇas through anna-pāna (food and drink) and appropriate gifts as a component of religious merit.