Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तिलमाषप्रदानेन द्विजानां तर्पणेन च । यमेन सहितो देवः प्रीयते पुरुषोत्तमः

Transliteration

tilamāṣapradānena dvijānāṃ tarpaṇena ca | yamena sahito devaḥ prīyate puruṣottamaḥ

Translation

Par le don de sésame et de māṣa (haricot noir), et par le tarpaṇa offert aux deux-fois-nés, le Suprême Puruṣottama est satisfait — avec Yama.

Word by Word

• तिलमाषप्रदानेन: by the giving of sesame and black gram
• तिलमाषप्रदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + माष (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘तिलमाषयोः प्रदानम्’

• द्विजानाम्: of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तर्पणेन: by (their) satiation/oblations
• तर्पणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• यमेन: with Yama
• यमेन: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सहितः: accompanied (by)
• सहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु) → सहित (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘accompanied’

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रीयते: is pleased
• प्रीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• पुरुषोत्तमः: Puruṣottama (the Supreme Person)
• पुरुषोत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय — ‘उत्तमः पुरुषः’

Speaker

Sūta (continuing instruction within the māhātmya narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānarta-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers sesame and black gram in charity while a group of dvijas receive tarpaṇa/honor; above, a subtle divine tableau shows Puruṣottama radiating approval with Yama standing respectfully beside, indicating ‘yama-sahita’ satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣottama
• Yama
• Dvijas
• Tilā
• Māṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna and honoring the learned are devotional acts that please the Supreme, linking social dharma with spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction belongs to the Ānarta Tīrtha / Ānartīya Taḍāga observances described in Adhyāya 103.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give sesame and black gram and perform tarpaṇa directed to the twice-born (as part of the rite), with worship connected to Yama and Viṣṇu.