Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

पुनर्वदंति संहृष्टाः किमस्माकं प्रदास्यति । दौहित्रश्चापसव्येन जलं दर्भतिलान्वितम्

Transliteration

punarvadaṃti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ kimasmākaṃ pradāsyati | dauhitraścāpasavyena jalaṃ darbhatilānvitam

Translation

Frohlockend sprechen sie wieder: „Was wird er uns darbringen?“ — wenn der Tochtersohn (dauhitra), mit dem heiligen Faden in apasavya (umgekehrt) getragen, Wasser darreicht, begleitet von darbha-Gras und Sesam.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again)

• वदन्ति: say
• वदन्ति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• संहृष्टाः: delighted
• संहृष्टाः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + हृष् (धातु) + क्त (हृष्ट)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन; कर्तरि (rejoiced)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object of “give”)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• अस्माकम्: to us / of us
• अस्माकम्: Sampradāna/Sambandha (Beneficiary/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• प्रदास्यति: will give
• प्रदास्यति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दौहित्रः: the daughter's son (grandson)
• दौहित्रः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौहित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अपसव्येन: in the apasavya (leftward) manner
• अपसव्येन: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपसव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (instrumental used adverbially: “in the reverse/leftward manner”)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• दर्भतिलान्वितम्: accompanied with darbha grass and sesame
• दर्भतिलान्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of जलम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपदसमासभावः (दर्भैः तिलैः च अन्वितम् = accompanied with darbha and sesame)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dauhitra (daughter’s son) stands near the ritual spot, sacred thread worn apasavya, offering tilodaka with darbha; ethereal pitṛs lean forward expectantly, speaking with joy.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Dauhitra
• Apasavya
• Darbha
• Tila
• Jala (tarpana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse highlights the living bond between descendants and ancestors, and how correct ritual forms (tarpana with tila and darbha) sustain that dharmic relationship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named here; the emphasis is on śrāddha/tarpana practice within the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer tarpana water with darbha and sesame in the apasavya manner; the dauhitra (daughter’s son) is explicitly mentioned as performing the offering.