Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 150

Devanagari script

संतर्प्य पितृदेवांश्च कृत्वा श्राद्धं यथाविधि । कृत्वा पिण्डान्पितृभ्यश्च वृषमुत्सृज्य लक्षणम्

Transliteration

saṃtarpya pitṛdevāṃśca kṛtvā śrāddhaṃ yathāvidhi | kṛtvā piṇḍānpitṛbhyaśca vṛṣamutsṛjya lakṣaṇam

Translation

Ayant comblé les Pitṛs et les Devas, et accompli le śrāddha selon la règle; après avoir offert les piṇḍas aux ancêtres, il relâcha un taureau marqué, conformément au rite.

Word by Word

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied (fed/propitiated)
• संतर्प्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: संतर्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोगः; अव्ययभावेन क्रियाविशेषणम्

• पितृदेवान्: the Pitṛs and the gods
• पितृदेवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (पितरश्च देवाश्च)

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

• कृत्वा: having done/performed
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• श्राद्धम्: the śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• यथाविधि: according to the prescribed rule
• यथाविधि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कृत्वा: having made/offered
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• पिण्डान्: rice-balls (piṇḍas)
• पिण्डान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• पितृभ्यः: to the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितृभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन

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

• वृषम्: a bull
• वृषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• उत्सृज्य: having released/let go
• उत्सृज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• लक्षणम्: a mark/sign (identifier)
• लक्षणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; ritual narration in tīrtha context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (general)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the bank of a sacred river, the patron performs śrāddha: offerings to pitṛs and devas, piṇḍas arranged on darbha, then a ceremonially marked bull is released as vṛṣotsarga.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Devas
• Śrāddha
• Piṇḍa
• Vṛṣotsarga (bull release)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage dharma includes ancestral duty: honoring Pitṛs through śrāddha and offerings completes one’s religious life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha environment where śrāddha and pitṛ rites are especially efficacious per the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pitṛ-tarpaṇa, śrāddha as per vidhāna, piṇḍa offerings, and vṛṣotsarga (releasing a ritually marked bull).