Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

बर्हिषदोऽग्निष्वात्ताश्च आज्यपाः सोमपास्तथा । तृप्तिं प्रयांति परमां वाप्यां वै तर्पणेन तु

Transliteration

barhiṣado'gniṣvāttāśca ājyapāḥ somapāstathā | tṛptiṃ prayāṃti paramāṃ vāpyāṃ vai tarpaṇena tu

Translation

પવિત્ર વાપીમાં તર્પણ કરવાથી બર્હિષદ, અગ્નિષ્વાત્ત, આજ્યપ અને સોમપ—આ પિતૃગણ પરમ તૃપ્તિ પામે છે।

Word by Word

• बर्हिषदः: the Barhiṣads
• बर्हिषदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिषद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; देवविशेषः (Barhiṣad-pitṛ/देवगण)

• अग्निष्वात्ताः: the Agniṣvāttas
• अग्निष्वात्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्वात्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—अग्नि + स्वात्त (अग्निना स्वात्ताः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• आज्यपाः: the ghee-drinkers
• आज्यपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—आज्य + प (आज्यं पिबन्ति)

• सोमपाः: the soma-drinkers
• सोमपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—सोम + प (सोमं पिबन्ति)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise/also)

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रयान्ति: attain/go to
• प्रयान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—तृप्तिम्

• वाप्याम्: in the pond/stepwell
• वाप्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वापी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारण/खलु-अर्थ (particle: indeed)

• तर्पणेन: by the act of offering/propitiation (tarpaṇa)
• तर्पणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; विरोध/विशेषार्थ (particle: but/indeed)

Speaker

Sūta (continuation from previous verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmakūpa-vāpī / Āditīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene sacred pool beside a well (kūpa) under ancient trees; a devotee in white performs tarpaṇa with cupped hands, water streaming back into the tīrtha; subtle presence of pitṛs receiving offerings in a luminous, calm atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Barhiṣad Pitṛs
• Agniṣvātta Pitṛs
• Ājyapa Pitṛs
• Somapa Pitṛs
• Dharmavāpī (implied vāpyām)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestral welfare is central to dharma: tarpaṇa at a consecrated tīrtha is said to reach even exalted classes of Pitṛs.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred vāpī (pool), contextually Dharmavāpī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tarpaṇa at the vāpī for the Pitṛs, yielding their highest contentment.