Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

कृताश्रमश्च तत्रैव तर्पयिष्ये निजान्पितॄन् । दर्शेदर्शे यथा चासौ स्तुत्यनामा सुभद्रकः

Transliteration

kṛtāśramaśca tatraiva tarpayiṣye nijānpitṝn | darśedarśe yathā cāsau stutyanāmā subhadrakaḥ

Translation

Dort werde ich, nachdem ich ein rechtes Āśrama begründet habe, meine eigenen Väter‑Ahnen durch Tarpaṇa‑Gaben sättigen—bei jedem Darśa‑Ritus zum Neumond—so wie es Subhadraka tut, dessen Name gerühmt und preiswürdig ist.

Word by Word

• कृताश्रमः: one who has established/undertaken an āśrama (religious discipline)
• कृताश्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कृतः आश्रमः यस्य/कृत-आश्रमः)

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तर्पयिष्ये: I will satisfy/offer libations to
• तर्पयिष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निजान्: one’s own
• निजान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• दर्शे: on the new-moon day
• दर्शे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (अमावास्या/दर्श-तिथि)

• दर्शे: each new-moon day
• दर्शे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्तिः—दर्शे दर्शे = प्रत्येकदर्शे

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

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

• असौ: that person/he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्तुत्यनामा: having a praiseworthy name
• स्तुत्यनामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तुत्य (स्तु-धातु, तव्यत्-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (स्तुत्यं नाम यस्य)

• सुभद्रकः: Subhadraka (proper name)
• सुभद्रकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

Speaker

Narrator (same episode; speaker not explicitly named in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder-sage establishes a small riverside āśrama with a kuśa-seat and water-vessel, performing pitṛ-tarpaṇa at new moon; the name ‘Subhadraka’ is evoked as an exemplar of praised conduct.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Subhadraka (person)
• Darśa (new-moon rite)
• Āśrama (religious discipline)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestral gratitude is sustained through regular rites; discipline (āśrama) and consistency in offerings uphold family dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context continues the Mahī-sāgara-saṅgama tīrtha, where the speaker plans to perform ancestral rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pitṛ-tarpaṇa to ancestors, to be done repeatedly at the darśa (new-moon) observance.