Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

गृहस्थस्तत्परो भूत्वा समाहितमानसः । ततस्तोयमुपादाय तेष्वेवार्पण सत्क्रियाम्

Transliteration

gṛhasthastatparo bhūtvā samāhitamānasaḥ | tatastoyamupādāya teṣvevārpaṇa satkriyām

Translation

Le maître de maison, voué à ces devoirs et l’esprit stable, doit ensuite prendre de l’eau et leur offrir, selon la règle, les offrandes justes et convenables.

Word by Word

• गृहस्थः: the householder
• गृहस्थः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; English: nominative singular

• तत्परः: devoted to that (duty)
• तत्परः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (तस्मिन् परः = तदनुरक्तः); English: nominative singular 'devoted to that'

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Auxiliary action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया; English: gerund 'having become'

• समाहितमानसः: with a composed mind
• समाहितमानसः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (समाहितं मानसः यस्य/समाहितमानसः); English: nominative singular 'with composed mind'

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Sequence marker/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक; English: 'then'

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; English: accusative singular

• उपादाय: having taken
• उपादाय: Kriya (Auxiliary action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आ + √दा (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (ल्यप्), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया; English: gerund 'having taken'

• तेषु: in them; among them
• तेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; English: locative plural 'in/among them'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक; English: 'indeed, only'

• अर्पण: offering
• अर्पण: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्पण (प्रातिपदिक; √अर्प्/√ऋ (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; (पाठे 'अर्पण'—अर्पणम् अपेक्षितम्); English: accusative singular 'offering'

• सत्क्रियाम्: a proper rite; good observance
• सत्क्रियाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (सत्-क्रिया = शुभा क्रिया); English: accusative singular

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa instructional discourse)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gṛhastha/putra figure

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composed householder holding a water pot (lota/kamaṇḍalu), seated on kuśa, completing the final water offerings to the intended recipients; the scene emphasizes calm posture and orderly arrangement of ritual items.

Characters & Entities

• Gṛhastha
• Toja/Āpas (water)
• Offerings (arpaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual is not mechanical; it must be done with dedication and mental steadiness, using simple means like water to express sacred responsibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Taking water and performing due arpaṇa (offerings) as a respectful, correctly ordered daily rite.