Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 160

Devanagari script

तत्र भागीरथे तीर्थे श्राद्धं कृत्वा विधानतः । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयित्वा तु ब्रह्मलोके नयेत्पितॄन्

Transliteration

tatra bhāgīrathe tīrthe śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ | brāhmaṇānbhojayitvā tu brahmaloke nayetpitṝn

Translation

Dort, am Bhāgīratha-Tīrtha, wer das śrāddha ordnungsgemäß vollzieht und danach die Brāhmaṇas speist, geleitet seine Ahnen in die Welt Brahmās.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb of place)

• भागीरथे: in/at (the) Bhāgīratha (Ganges-related)
• भागीरथे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागीरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण तीर्थे इति पदस्य

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite (ancestral offering)
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: कृ (करणे)

• विधानतः: according to rule/procedure
• विधानतः: Kriya-vishesana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्ययप्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त adverb), प्रकारवाचक

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• भोजयित्वा: having fed (caused to eat)
• भोजयित्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) + क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); धातु: भुज् (भोजने) → भोजयित्वा

• तु: then/indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle), विरोध/अनुक्रमसूचक

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahma’s world
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समास: ब्रह्मणः लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नयेत्: should lead
• नयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पितॄन्: the ancestors
• पितॄन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda teaching Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhāgīratha Tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at a Gaṅgā-side tīrtha performs śrāddha: darbha spread, piṇḍas offered, water libations, then Brāhmaṇas seated in a row receiving food and dakṣiṇā; subtle vision of pitṛs ascending toward Brahmaloka.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāgīratha Tīrtha
• Śrāddha
• Brāhmaṇa
• Pitṛs
• Brahmaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kāśī, properly performed śrāddha combined with honoring Brāhmaṇas becomes a powerful means for elevating one’s ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhāgīratha Tīrtha, a Gaṅgā-associated sacred spot within the Kāśī sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha according to injunctions and then feed Brāhmaṇas as part of the rite.