Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

सन्तर्प्य पितृदेवादीन्गत्वा स्वभवनं प्रति । मंडपं रचयेद्दिव्यं वितानाद्यैरलंकृतम्

Transliteration

santarpya pitṛdevādīngatvā svabhavanaṃ prati | maṃḍapaṃ racayeddivyaṃ vitānādyairalaṃkṛtam

Translation

Nachdem man die Pitṛs und die Devas (sowie andere Verehrungswürdige) durch Opfergaben gesättigt hat und dann in das eigene Haus zurückkehrt, soll man einen herrlichen Maṇḍapa errichten, geschmückt mit Baldachinen und dergleichen.

Word by Word

• सन्तर्प्य: having satisfied (fed)
• सन्तर्प्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + तृप् (धातु) → सन्तर्प्य (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• पितृदेवादीन्: the Pitṛs, gods, and others
• पितृदेवादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + देव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (पितरश्च देवाश्च) + ‘आदि’ (etc.)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• स्वभवनम्: one's own house
• स्वभवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य भवनम्)

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वसर्ग/प्रत्ययार्थक (towards)

• मण्डपम्: pavilion
• मण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रचयेत्: should construct/arrange
• रचयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिव्यम्: splendid, divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (मण्डपम्)

• वितानाद्यैः: with canopies and the like
• वितानाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वितान + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वितानादयः = canopies etc.)

• अलंकृतम्: decorated
• अलंकृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलम् + कृ (धातु) → अलंकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (मण्डपम्)

Speaker

Muni (blind sage; contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After offerings to ancestors and gods, the devotee returns home and erects a splendid, canopy-adorned pavilion for the vow’s worship.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vrata worship is integrated with gratitude toward ancestors and gods, and with creating a sacred space fit for devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified; the verse describes domestic ritual preparation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform tarpaṇa to Pitṛs and Devas, then prepare a decorated maṇḍapa at home for the vow’s rites.