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

Having satisfied the Pitṛs and the gods with offerings and then drunk the clear water, my wife said to me, “Take these lotuses.”

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.