Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तिलोदकीसरय्वोश्च संगमे लोकविश्रुते । दत्त्वान्नं च विधानेन न स भूयोऽभिजायते

Transliteration

tilodakīsarayvośca saṃgame lokaviśrute | dattvānnaṃ ca vidhānena na sa bhūyo'bhijāyate

Translation

Au confluent, célèbre dans le monde, de la Tilodakī et de la Sarayū, celui qui donne de la nourriture en aumône selon le rite ne renaît plus.

Word by Word

• तिलोदकी: (the river) having sesame-like water / sesame-watered
• तिलोदकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिल-उदकी (प्रातिपदिक; तिल + उदक/उदकी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• सरय्वोः: of (the two) Sarayū rivers/streams
• सरय्वोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरयू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन (fem. gen. du.)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• संगमे: at the confluence
• संगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (masc. loc. sg.)

• लोकविश्रुते: well-known in the world
• लोकविश्रुते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक-विश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक; लोक + विश्रुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc. loc. sg.)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (neut. acc. sg.)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विधानेन: by proper procedure/according to rule
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (neut. instr. sg.)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (pronoun masc. nom. sg.)

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरर्थक अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

• अभिजायते: is born again / is reborn
• अभिजायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (present, 3rd sg., Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Ayodhyāmāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tilodakī–Sarayū Saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the confluence ghat, a pilgrim distributes bowls of food to brāhmaṇas, ascetics, and the poor; the rivers meet behind; a symbolic wheel of rebirth fades or breaks, indicating ‘na bhūyo’bhijāyate’.

Characters & Entities

• Tilodakī
• Sarayū
• Saṅgama
• Anna-dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When performed at a powerful tīrtha and done properly, compassionate giving (anna-dāna) becomes a direct path toward liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Tilodakī–Sarayū confluence (saṅgama), celebrated as lokaviśruta.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vidhivat anna-dāna—donating food according to prescribed rites/etiquette at the saṅgama.