Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नात्वा च् विधिवत्कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं विचक्षणः । भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणान्यस्तु सांबादित्यं प्रपूजयेत्

Transliteration

tatra snātvā c vidhivatkuryācchrāddhaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ | bhojayedbrāhmaṇānyastu sāṃbādityaṃ prapūjayet

Translation

Nachdem man dort rituell gebadet hat, soll der Einsichtige das Śrāddha nach Vorschrift vollziehen; und wer Brahmanen speist und Sāmbāditya gebührend verehrt,—

Word by Word

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

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

• विधिवत्: according to proper rite
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: according to rule)

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• विचक्षणः: discerning, wise
• विचक्षणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• भोजयेत्: should feed (cause to eat)
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु, causative/णिच्: भोजय)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

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

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• सांबादित्यम्: Sāmba-Āditya
• सांबादित्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांब + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship well/fully
• प्रपूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūrya (continued)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāmbāditya-kunda (functional) and Sāmbāditya-sannidhi

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim emerges from the kund, performs śrāddha rites with darbha and water offerings, then respectfully feeds seated brāhmaṇas; afterward he approaches Sāmbāditya with lamps and flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Sāmbāditya
• Brāhmaṇas
• Pitṛs (implied by śrāddha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed by dharma: purity (snāna), gratitude to ancestors (śrāddha), and generosity (feeding).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The kuṇḍa near Sāmbāditya in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe at the kuṇḍa, perform śrāddha properly, feed brāhmaṇas, and worship Sāmbāditya.