Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ततः स कृतवान्स्नानं तथा च पितृतर्पणम् । मत्वा तीर्थवरं तत्र ततः प्राप्तः परां गतिम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sa kṛtavānsnānaṃ tathā ca pitṛtarpaṇam | matvā tīrthavaraṃ tatra tataḥ prāptaḥ parāṃ gatim

Translation

Dann nahm er dort ein Bad und vollzog auch das tarpaṇa, die Wasserspende für die Ahnen. Da er jenen Ort als erhabene Tīrtha erkannte, gelangte er daraufhin zum höchsten Zustand.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय — adverb ‘then’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular

• कृतवान्: performed
• कृतवान्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past active participle ‘having done/performed’ (predicative)

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative singular

• तथा: also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय — adverb ‘thus/also’

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

• पितृतर्पणम्: offering to the ancestors (libation)
• पितृतर्पणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पितॄणां तर्पणम्) — Neuter, Accusative singular

• मत्वा: having regarded
• मत्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — ‘having considered/knowing’

• तीर्थवरम्: the excellent sacred ford (best tīrtha)
• तीर्थवरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (वरं तीर्थम्) — Neuter, Accusative singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय — adverb of place ‘there’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय — adverb ‘then’

• प्राप्तः: attained
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — PPP; Masculine, Nominative singular

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गतिम्) — Feminine, Accusative singular

• गतिम्: state/goal, liberation
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative singular

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Huṃkāra-kūpa / Prabhāsa tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage bathes in the well’s sacred water, then stands dripping, offering tarpaṇa with cupped hands; the atmosphere is serene, with ancestral presence subtly implied.

Characters & Entities

• pitṛ (ancestors)
• tīrtha
• snāna
• tarpaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-bathing joined with ancestral rites purifies and elevates the soul, culminating in the highest spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The excellent tīrtha at Prabhāsakṣetra associated with the well whose waters enable snāna and pitṛ-tarpaṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) and pitṛ-tarpaṇa (libations to ancestors) performed at the tīrtha.