Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तान्संतर्प्य ततः सृष्टिं कुरुते पद्मसंभवः

Transliteration

tānsaṃtarpya tataḥ sṛṣṭiṃ kurute padmasaṃbhavaḥ

Translation

Après les avoir comblés, Padmasaṃbhava (Brahmā, le Né du lotus) entreprend alors l’œuvre de la création.

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied (them)
• संतर्प्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सन्तर्पय् (धातु; तृप्-णिच् + सम्) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Desha-Kala (Time/Place adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: काल/क्रम-अव्यय (adverb of sequence: 'then/from there')

• सृष्टिम्: creation
• सृष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुरुते: does/makes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• पद्मसंभवः: Padma-born (Brahmā)
• पद्मसंभवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक); पद्म (कमल) + सम्भव (उत्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic dialogue context; likely a sage/narrator addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā on a lotus completes pitṛ-tarpaṇa; immediately the cosmos unfolds—elements, beings, and worlds emanate in concentric layers—showing creation as following the satisfaction of pitṛs.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Padmasaṃbhava
• Pitṛs
• Tarpaṇa
• Creation

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring the Pitṛs is portrayed as so fundamental that even Brahmā begins cosmic activity after fulfilling that obligation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse provides a universal principle often taught within tīrtha glorifications.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Saṃtarpana/tarpaṇa—ritual satisfaction of Pitṛs through offerings—is highlighted as a prerequisite act.