Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

सन्तर्प्य पितृदेवादीन्गत्वा स्वभवनं प्रति । मंडपं रचयेद्दिव्यं वितानाद्यैरलंकृतम्

Transliteration

santarpya pitṛdevādīngatvā svabhavanaṃ prati | maṃḍapaṃ racayeddivyaṃ vitānādyairalaṃkṛtam

Translation

Having satisfied the Pitṛs and the Devas (and other revered beings) with offerings, and then returning to one’s home, one should construct a splendid pavilion (maṇḍapa) adorned with canopies and the like.

Word by Word

• सन्तर्प्य: having satisfied (fed)
• सन्तर्प्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + तृप् (धातु) → सन्तर्प्य (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• पितृदेवादीन्: the Pitṛs, gods, and others
• पितृदेवादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + देव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (पितरश्च देवाश्च) + ‘आदि’ (etc.)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• स्वभवनम्: one's own house
• स्वभवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य भवनम्)

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वसर्ग/प्रत्ययार्थक (towards)

• मण्डपम्: pavilion
• मण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रचयेत्: should construct/arrange
• रचयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिव्यम्: splendid, divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (मण्डपम्)

• वितानाद्यैः: with canopies and the like
• वितानाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वितान + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वितानादयः = canopies etc.)

• अलंकृतम्: decorated
• अलंकृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलम् + कृ (धातु) → अलंकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (मण्डपम्)

Speaker

Muni (blind sage; contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After offerings to ancestors and gods, the devotee returns home and erects a splendid, canopy-adorned pavilion for the vow’s worship.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vrata worship is integrated with gratitude toward ancestors and gods, and with creating a sacred space fit for devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified; the verse describes domestic ritual preparation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform tarpaṇa to Pitṛs and Devas, then prepare a decorated maṇḍapa at home for the vow’s rites.