Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

पिंडं च तत्र निर्वाप्य हयग्रीवस्य सन्निधौ । हायग्रीवीं श्रियं प्राप्य समुच्येत सपूर्वजः

Transliteration

piṃḍaṃ ca tatra nirvāpya hayagrīvasya sannidhau | hāyagrīvīṃ śriyaṃ prāpya samucyeta sapūrvajaḥ

Translation

Et, après y avoir offert le piṇḍa en la présence de Hayagrīva, on obtient la prospérité accordée par Hayagrīva et l’on est élevé avec ses ancêtres.

Word by Word

• पिण्डम्: piṇḍa (funerary rice-ball offering)
• पिण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• निर्वाप्य: having offered
• निर्वाप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + वप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having offered/placed (as offering)’

• हयग्रीवस्य: of Hayagrīva
• हयग्रीवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6), एकवचन; genitive singular

• सन्निधौ: in the presence/vicinity
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7), एकवचन; locative singular

• हायग्रीवीम्: Hayagrīva-related; of Hayagrīva
• हायग्रीवीम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हायग्रीवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; adjective to ‘श्रियम्’

• श्रियम्: prosperity; fortune; grace
• श्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having obtained’

• समुच्येत: would be freed; would be uplifted
• समुच्येत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘would be released/raised up’

• सपूर्वजः: together with his forefathers/elders
• सपूर्वजः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + पूर्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; adjective used substantively; ‘together with (his) ancestors/elders’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hayagrīva Tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a shrine of Hayagrīva, a devotee places piṇḍas on darbha near the tīrtha edge; Hayagrīva’s icon radiates; behind, subtle ancestral figures rise upward with light, indicating ‘samuccyate sapūrvajaḥ’ (uplifted with forefathers).

Characters & Entities

• Hayagrīva
• Piṇḍa
• Pitṛs/Ancestors
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puruṣārtha is shared across generations: righteous rites at a Kāśī tīrtha are said to benefit both the performer and the ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hayagrīva Tīrtha, specifically the area near Hayagrīva’s presence/shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Piṇḍa-nirvāpa—offering piṇḍa (a śrāddha-related oblation) in Hayagrīva’s vicinity.