Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

तिलाञ्जुह्वति साज्यांश्च ब्राह्मणान्भोजयंति च । पितॄनुद्दिश्य च श्राद्धं ये कुर्वंति विपश्चितः

Transliteration

tilāñjuhvati sājyāṃśca brāhmaṇānbhojayaṃti ca | pitṝnuddiśya ca śrāddhaṃ ye kurvaṃti vipaścitaḥ

Translation

Die Weisen, die Sesam mit Ghee ins Feuer darbringen, die Brāhmaṇas speisen und das Śrāddha den Ahnen zugewandt vollziehen—solche Taten gelten als Dharma, reich an Verdienst.

Word by Word

• तिलान्: sesame seeds
• तिलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (masculine accusative plural)

• जुह्वति: they offer (as oblation)
• जुह्वति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (they offer into fire)

• साज्यान्: together with ghee
• साज्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (आज्येन सह) (masculine accusative plural adjective)

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

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masculine accusative plural)

• भोजयन्ति: they feed
• भोजयन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु) णिच् (causative)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative: they cause to eat/feed)

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

• पितॄन्: the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masculine accusative plural)

• उद्दिश्य: intending (for), dedicating to
• उद्दिश्य: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद् + √दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having intended/aimed at'

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

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (masculine nominative plural relative pronoun)

• कुर्वन्ति: perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (they do/perform)

• विपश्चितः: the wise
• विपश्चितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masculine nominative plural)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred fire altar near a Kāśī ghāṭ; a householder offers sesame with ghee into the flames, while brāhmaṇas are seated for bhojana; in the background, the Gaṅgā flows as the performer offers tarpaṇa for ancestors.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Homa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is fulfilled through ancestral rites, sacrificial offerings, and service to brāhmaṇas—linking personal piety with gratitude to lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred frame, the verse highlights meritorious rites rather than a named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tila-homa with ghee, feeding brāhmaṇas, and performing pitṛ-uddiśya śrāddha.