Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

वृथाजीवित एवासाविहामुत्र च दुःखभाक् । हनूमत्कुंडसविधे येन दत्तं तिलोदकम् । मोदंते पितरस्तस्य घृतकुल्याः पिबंति च

Transliteration

vṛthājīvita evāsāvihāmutra ca duḥkhabhāk | hanūmatkuṃḍasavidhe yena dattaṃ tilodakam | modaṃte pitarastasya ghṛtakulyāḥ pibaṃti ca

Translation

Vraiment, sa vie est vaine, et il partage la souffrance ici-bas comme dans l’au-delà, s’il n’a pas offert, près de Hanūmat-kuṇḍa, le tilodaka (eau mêlée de sésame) aux ancêtres. Mais lorsque cela est offert, ses pitṛs se réjouissent et boivent des ruisseaux de ghee, comblés de contentement.

Word by Word

• वृथा: in vain
• वृथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वृथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (in vain)

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (only/indeed)

• असौ: that person/he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (that person)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here/in this world)

• अमुत्र: there (in the next world)
• अमुत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there/in the other world)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• दुःखभाक्: partaker of sorrow
• दुःखभाक्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + भाज्/भज् (धातु; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘भाक्’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दुःखं भजते/प्राप्नोति इति)

• हनूमत्कुण्डसविधे: near Hanumat’s pond
• हनूमत्कुण्डसविधे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + सविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; (हनूमतः कुण्डस्य सविधे = near Hanumat’s pond)

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana/Agent-marker (Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (by whom)

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तिलोदकम्: sesame-water offering
• तिलोदकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तिलस्य उदकम्)

• मोदन्ते: rejoice
• मोदन्ते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पितरः: ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (of him)

• घृतकुल्याः: streams of ghee
• घृतकुल्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (घृतस्य कुल्याः = streams of ghee)

• पिबन्ति: drink
• पिबन्ति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

Speaker

Rāma (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hanūmat-kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Hanūmān (kapi)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dusk by the stepped pond, a pilgrim pours tilodaka through cupped hands; in a luminous vision, pitṛs smile and receive shining ‘ghṛta-streams’ flowing toward them, symbolizing abundance and release.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanūmān
• Pitṛs
• Hanūmat-kuṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A pilgrim’s life gains meaning when ancestral obligations are fulfilled; pitṛ-tarpaṇa is portrayed as essential dharma with tangible spiritual benefit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hanūmat-kuṇḍa and its immediate vicinity (savidha) within the Setu region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering tilodaka (sesame-water) as pitṛ-tarpaṇa/śrāddha-related rite at the tīrtha.