Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

अर्चयित्वा पितॄन्देवानेतत्तीर्थतटे नरः । सर्वकामसमृद्धिः स्यात्सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

arcayitvā pitṝndevānetattīrthataṭe naraḥ | sarvakāmasamṛddhiḥ syātsarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

Wer an diesem Tīrtha-Ufer die Ahnen und die Götter verehrt, dem wird die Erfüllung aller Wünsche zuteil, und er empfängt die Frucht aller Opferhandlungen.

Word by Word

• अर्चयित्वा: having worshipped
• अर्चयित्वा: Kriyā (पूर्वकर्म/absolutive modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having worshipped)

• पितॄन्: the ancestors (Pitṛs)
• पितॄन्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Adhikaraṇa (Location qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of तीर्थतटे)

• तीर्थतटे: on the bank of the sacred ford
• तीर्थतटे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ-तट (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ + तट)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वकामसमृद्धिः: fulfilment/prosperity of all desires
• सर्वकामसमृद्धिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-काम-समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + काम + समृद्धि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वयज्ञफलम्: the fruit of all sacrifices
• सर्वयज्ञफलम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-यज्ञ-फल (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + यज्ञ + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriyā (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devatīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: General audience of dvijas/pilgrims (implicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the sandy bank of Devatīrtha, a pilgrim offers water with black sesame for ancestors while nearby a small altar holds lamps and flowers for the gods; the sea and Setu line form the sacred backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Devas
• Devatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to gods and ancestors at a sanctified place harmonizes worldly aims with dharma and yields comprehensive spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha being described in this passage—Devatīrtha—on whose bank worship is performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana (worship) of devas and pitṛs on the tīrtha bank—implying offerings and tarpaṇa as part of tīrtha practice.