Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

कुशतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्पितॄणां तृप्तिरक्षया । यत्र श्राद्धात्तर्पणाच्च जायते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

kuśatīrthaṃ tato gacchetpitṝṇāṃ tṛptirakṣayā | yatra śrāddhāttarpaṇācca jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Dann soll man nach Kuśatīrtha gehen, wo die Zufriedenheit der Ahnen unerschöpflich wird. Dort entsteht sie aus Śrāddha und Tarpaṇa — daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• कुशतीर्थम्: Kuśa-tīrtha
• कुशतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; कुश + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अक्षया: imperishable; unfailing
• अक्षया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तृप्तिः इति विशेष्य)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध-देशवाचक (where)

• श्राद्धात्: from śrāddha (by śrāddha)
• श्राद्धात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• तर्पणात्: from tarpaṇa (by libations)
• तर्पणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• जायते: arises; is produced
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuśatīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at a calm tīrtha-kunda/ghāṭa offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands; kusa grass is prominent; subtle presence of pitṛs receiving offerings; atmosphere of solemn devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Kuśatīrtha
• Pitṛs
• Śrāddha
• Tarpaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestral duty done at a sanctified place yields enduring (akṣaya) benefit, strengthening intergenerational dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kuśatīrtha, singled out for granting akṣaya satisfaction to the Pitṛs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāddha and tarpaṇa performed at Kuśatīrtha.