Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

आसु तोयमपि स्नात्वा तिल दर्भविमिश्रितम् । पितॄनुद्दिश्य यो दद्यात्स याति परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

āsu toyamapi snātvā tila darbhavimiśritam | pitṝnuddiśya yo dadyātsa yāti paramāṃ gatim

Translation

Sesudah mandi di air suci itu, siapa yang mempersembahkan tarpaṇa bercampur wijen dan rumput darbha, dipersembahkan bagi para Pitṛ, ia mencapai keadaan tertinggi.

Word by Word

• आसु: in these (days/tithis)
• आसु: Adhikarana (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; ‘आसु’ = in these (tithis)

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (also/even)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• तिल: sesame (seeds)
• तिल: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र—समास/विशेषणार्थे (sesame)

• दर्भ-विमिश्रितम्: mixed with darbha grass
• दर्भ-विमिश्रितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of offering)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्भ + विमिश्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक); धातु: वि+मिश्र् (धातु) → विमिश्रित
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (mixed with darbha-grass)

• पितॄन्: the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄन्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• उद्दिश्य: dedicating (to), intending for
• उद्दिश्य: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); उद्देश्य-निर्देश (having dedicated/aimed at)

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

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष?—अत्र तृतीयपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• याति: goes, attains
• याति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), तृतीयपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• गतिम्: state, destination
• गतिम्: Karma (Object of attainment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, freshly bathed, stands at a riverbank/kuṇḍa holding a small añjali of water mixed with black sesame and darbha, offering tarpaṇa toward the southern direction; subtle presence of Pitṛs receiving the libation.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• darbha (kuśa grass)
• tila (sesame)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence to ancestors through simple, sincere offerings—supported by sacred bathing—becomes a direct cause of spiritual elevation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse references ‘those waters’ within a tīrtha-māhātmya context; the snippet itself does not name the waterbody, but treats it as a sanctifying tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bath) followed by Pitṛ-tarpaṇa using water mixed with tila (sesame) and darbha (kuśa grass).