Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
Devanagari script
दुर्विनीतः पितुस्तस्य स कृत्वा चौर्ध्वदैहिकम्
Transliteration
durvinītaḥ pitustasya sa kṛtvā caurdhvadaihikam
Translation
«Durvinīta, après avoir accompli pour son père les rites funéraires, les cérémonies d’après-mort,»
Word by Word
दुर्विनीतःDurvinīta
दुर्विनीतः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्विनीत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नामवाचक
पितुःof (his) father
पितुः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
और्ध्वदैहिकम्funeral/after-death rites
और्ध्वदैहिकम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootऔर्ध्व-दैहिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ऊर्ध्वं देहस्य (मरणोत्तर) कर्म
Speaker
Durvāsā
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Durvinīta performs post-death ceremonies for his father—ritual fire, offerings, solemn family setting, the weight of duty and grief.
Characters & Entities
D
DurvāsāD
DurvinītaF
father (pitṛ)FAQs
Fulfilling pitṛ-dharma through proper rites is presented as a foundational duty, even before later moral failings are described.
No specific tīrtha is named in this half-verse; it supports the Setukhaṇḍa’s broader theme of dharma and purification.
The performance of aūrdhvadaihika/ūrdhvadehika rites—post-death ceremonies such as śrāddha and related obligations for the departed.