Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

सोऽपि तत्तीर्थमाप्लुत्य गते देवे दिवं प्रति । स्नात्वा जाप्यविधानेन तर्पयित्वा पितॄन् पुनः

Transliteration

so'pi tattīrthamāplutya gate deve divaṃ prati | snātvā jāpyavidhānena tarpayitvā pitṝn punaḥ

Translation

He too plunged into that sacred tīrtha; and when the god had departed for heaven, he bathed according to the rite of japa and again offered libations to the Pitṛs, the ancestral spirits.

Word by Word

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तीर्थम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तीर्थम्: the sacred place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आप्लुत्य: having bathed/immersed
• आप्लुत्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्लु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; उपसर्गः—आ (having plunged/bathed)

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; गम् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘देवे’ इत्यनेन सह सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• देवे: when the god (Śiva)
• देवे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Karma (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः) / नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोग (दिवम्), द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Gati (Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: दिशाबोधक-अव्यय/उपपद (towards)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (having bathed)

• जाप्यविधानेन: by the prescribed method of japa
• जाप्यविधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाप्यविधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—जाप्यस्य विधानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• तर्पयित्वा: having satisfied (with offerings)
• तर्पयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; णिच् (causative) भावः—तर्पयित्वा (having satisfied/offered libations)

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

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (again)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration to Yudhiṣṭhira)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pattreśvara-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied: Bhārata/kingly addressee in the surrounding passage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After Śiva’s departure, the devotee enters the river, performs a disciplined bath, then stands at the bank offering tarpaṇa to the ancestors while softly repeating mantras.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Deva (unspecified)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage becomes complete when bathing is joined with mantra-discipline (japa) and gratitude to ancestors through tarpaṇa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A revered tīrtha within the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā sacred geography), immediately connected with the Pattreśvara episode in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (sacred bath) performed with jāpya-vidhi (japa procedure) and pitṛ-tarpaṇa (ancestral libations).