Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

ततस्तृप्तिं प्रगच्छामस्तैर्देवैस्तर्पिता वयम् । युष्माकं वंशजा ये च प्रयच्छंति समाहिताः

Transliteration

tatastṛptiṃ pragacchāmastairdevaistarpitā vayam | yuṣmākaṃ vaṃśajā ye ca prayacchaṃti samāhitāḥ

Translation

Ensuite nous parvenons à la pleine satisfaction, car ces dieux nous ont dûment apaisés par le tarpana. Et ceux qui sont nés dans votre lignée, l’esprit recueilli, offrent les oblations requises—par eux nous sommes comblés.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Avyaya (Sequence/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• tṛptim: satisfaction
• tṛptim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc. sg.)

• pragacchāmaḥ: we attain
• pragacchāmaḥ: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (we attain/go to)

• taiḥ: by those
• taiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instr. pl.)

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instr. pl.)

• tarpitāḥ: satisfied, propitiated
• tarpitāḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tṛp (धातु) + tarpita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘तर्पय्’ (having been satisfied/propitiated)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, बहुवचन (nom. pl.)

• yuṣmākam: of you
• yuṣmākam: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी, बहुवचन (gen. pl.)

• vaṃśajāḥ: descendants
• vaṃśajāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃśa-ja (प्रातिपदिक: vaṃśa + ja)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘born in the lineage’)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (rel. pronoun, nom. pl.)

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• prayacchanti: offer
• prayacchanti: Kriya (Relative clause verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (they offer/give)

• samāhitāḥ: composed, attentive
• samāhitāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धातु) + samāhita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (collected, attentive)

Speaker

Pitṛgaṇa (the Ancestors), speaking in a narrative context prior to Brahmā’s direct speech

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Descendants in ritual posture offer water and piṇḍas with steady concentration; above them, pitṛs appear serene and satisfied, receiving the subtle essence of offerings through devatā mediation.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (Ancestors)
• Deva-like descendants (vaṃśajāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestors are spiritually ‘sustained’ and satisfied when descendants perform offerings with sincerity and mental focus.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the immediate shloka emphasizes pitṛ-dharma more than naming a single tirtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tarpaṇa/offerings (and allied śrāddha-style giving) performed by descendants with a composed mind (samāhita).