Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

यस्तिलान्दास्यति नरस्तीर्थेऽस्मिन्सुसमाहितः । अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य फलं तस्य भविष्यति

Transliteration

yastilāndāsyati narastīrthe'sminsusamāhitaḥ | agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalaṃ tasya bhaviṣyati

Translation

Quiconque, l’esprit bien recueilli, offre des graines de sésame en ce tīrtha obtiendra le fruit du sacrifice Agniṣṭoma.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तिलान्: sesame seeds
• तिलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्मपद

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; यः-इत्यस्य विशेष्य

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; निर्देशक-सर्वनाम

• सुसमाहितः: well-composed, attentive
• सुसमाहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-समाहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्-आ-धा धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) विशेषण; ‘सु’ उपसर्गपूर्वक

• अग्निष्टोमस्य: of the Agniṣṭoma (sacrifice)
• अग्निष्टोमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्टोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• फलम्: the fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Pulastya (narrative voice continuing the Māhātmya; explicit speaker not restated in this verse snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agnitīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted pilgrim at the water’s edge offers sesame seeds in charity with concentrated mind; the unseen merit is likened to the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.

Characters & Entities

• Agnitīrtha (implied by context)
• Agniṣṭoma Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere charity at a sanctified place can confer great sacrificial merit, making dharma accessible to all.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Agnitīrtha (by immediate context of the preceding verses).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tiladāna—donating sesame seeds at the tīrtha with focused, devout mind.