Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

ततश्च तर्पयेद्देवान्मनुष्यांश्च पितामहान् । तिलमिश्रेण तोयेन सम्यक्छ्रद्धासमन्वितः

Transliteration

tataśca tarpayeddevānmanuṣyāṃśca pitāmahān | tilamiśreṇa toyena samyakchraddhāsamanvitaḥ

Translation

Kemudian, dengan iman yang teguh, hendaklah ia mempersembahkan tarpaṇa dengan benar kepada para dewa, kepada manusia, dan kepada para leluhur, memakai air yang dicampur biji wijen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): ‘ततः’ = ततः परम्/अनन्तरम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)

• तर्पयेत्: should satisfy/offer libations to
• तर्पयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; causative sense in usage: ‘तर्पयेत्’ = तर्पणं कुर्यात्

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचनम्

• मनुष्याः: humans/men
• मनुष्याः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचनम् (छन्दसि/पाठभेदे ‘मनुष्यांश्च’ = मनुष्य + आन्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)

• पितामहान्: grandfathers/ancestors
• पितामहान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचनम्

• तिलमिश्रेण: mixed with sesame
• तिलमिश्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (तोयेन सह विशेषणरूपेण), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्; समासः: तिलैः मिश्रः = तिलमिश्रः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• तोयेन: with water
• तोयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्

• सम्यक्: properly, duly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• श्रद्धा: with faith
• श्रद्धा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण) एकवचनम् (समन्वितः इति कृदन्तेन सह)

• समन्वितः: endowed (with), accompanied by
• समन्वितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि (धातु) → समन्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचनम्; ‘युक्तः/सम्पन्नः’

Speaker

Śiva (continuing instruction to Devī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-tilodaka-tarpaṇa

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands waist-deep or at the shore, pouring water mixed with black sesame through cupped hands, invoking devas, humans, and forefathers; subtle ancestral silhouettes receive the offering in the liminal space above the water.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Pitṛs (forefathers)
• Manuṣyas (humans)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A complete tīrtha-rite includes gratitude and obligation—honoring devas, society, and ancestors with śraddhā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tarpaṇa is part of the Prabhāsa-kṣetra bathing sequence taught in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform tarpaṇa using water mixed with sesame seeds, offered to devas, humans, and pitṛs.