Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

संतर्प्य च पितॄन्देवान्पीत्वा स्वच्छमथोदकम् । ततोऽहं भार्यया प्रोक्तो गृहाणेमान्सरोरुहान्

Transliteration

saṃtarpya ca pitṝndevānpītvā svacchamathodakam | tato'haṃ bhāryayā prokto gṛhāṇemānsaroruhān

Translation

Nachdem ich die Pitṛs und die Götter gesättigt und dann klares Wasser getrunken hatte, sprach meine Gattin zu mir: „Nimm diese Lotosblüten.“

Word by Word

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied
• संतर्प्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-तृप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: सम्-तृप् (to satisfy)

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

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

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: पा (to drink)

• स्वच्छम्: clear, pure
• स्वच्छम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• उदकम्: water
• उदकम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमबोधक-अव्यय (thereupon/from then)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भार्यया: by (my) wife
• भार्यया: Kartr̥ (Agent of passive) / Sahakārī (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रोक्तः: was told/was addressed
• प्रोक्तः: Karta (Subject, in passive construction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; धातु: प्र-उच् (to say)

• गृहाण: take
• गृहाण: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• सरोरुहान्: lotuses
• सरोरुहान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरोरुह (प्रातिपदिक: सरस् + रुह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सरसि/सरसः रुहः = lotus)

Speaker

King (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmasaras

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the lotus-fringed shore, the pilgrim offers water with cupped hands to pitṛs and devas; then drinks clear water; his wife stands nearby, pointing toward lotuses to gather.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Devas
• Wife of the narrator
• Lotuses (saroruha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha visit is completed by gratitude—offering to ancestors and gods and living with ritual purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmasaras/Prabhāsa tīrtha waters, where tarpana and purification are performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tarpaṇa to Pitṛs and Devas, and drinking purified tīrtha water; taking lotuses for a pious purpose.