Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

तत्र श्राद्धादिकरणाद्दीनानाथ प्रतर्पणात् । महतीं श्रियमाप्नोति मानवोतीव निश्चलाम्

Transliteration

tatra śrāddhādikaraṇāddīnānātha pratarpaṇāt | mahatīṃ śriyamāpnoti mānavotīva niścalām

Translation

Dort erlangt der Mensch, indem er Śrāddha und verwandte Riten vollzieht und die Armen sowie Schutzlosen sättigt, großen Wohlstand—fest und von Dauer.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb of place)

• श्राद्धादिकरणात्: from performing śrāddha and the like
• श्राद्धादिकरणात्: Hetu (Cause/Reason)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय) + करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (श्राद्ध-आदि-करणम्; 'आदि' समाहार-सूचक); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• दीनानाथ: the poor and the helpless
• दीनानाथ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक) + अनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (दीनाश्च अनाथाश्च); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचनार्थे (समूह-निर्देश)

• प्रतर्पणात्: from satisfying/feeding (them)
• प्रतर्पणात्: Hetu (Cause/Reason)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + तृप् (धातु) → प्रतर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (act of satisfying/feeding)

• महतीम्: great
• महतीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• श्रियम्: prosperity; fortune
• श्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मानवः: a man; person
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उत: indeed; even
• उत: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/augmentative particle)

• इव: as if; like
• इव: Sambandha (Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-निपात (comparative particle)

• निश्चलाम्: steady; unshakable
• निश्चलाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pilipilā

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the ghāṭ, a householder performs śrāddha offerings and tarpaṇa; nearby, food is served to the poor and those without protection; the atmosphere suggests quiet dignity and lasting fortune.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Pilipilā Tīrtha
• Śrāddha
• Dāna/feeding the poor
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual piety (śrāddha) joined with compassion (feeding the needy) yields both worldly stability and dharmic merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the praise of the preceding tīrtha context—Pilipilā Tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha and associated rites, and offer pratarpaṇa (feeding/satisfying) to the poor and helpless.