Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तर्पयेत्पितृदेवांश्च ऋषींश्चैव यथाक्रमम् । श्राद्धं च कारयेत्तत्र पितॄणां तृप्तिहेतवे

Transliteration

tarpayetpitṛdevāṃśca ṛṣīṃścaiva yathākramam | śrāddhaṃ ca kārayettatra pitṝṇāṃ tṛptihetave

Translation

そこで人は、順序に従って祖霊ピトリ（Pitṛ）、諸天（Deva）、聖仙リシ（Ṛṣi）にタルパナ（tarpaṇa）を捧げ、さらに祖先を満足させるため、その地でシュラーダ（śrāddha）を執り行わせるべきである。

Word by Word

• तर्पयेत्: should satisfy/offer libations to
• तर्पयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: cause to be satisfied)

• पितृदेवान्: the Pitṛs and the gods
• पितृदेवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः—पितरश्च देवाश्च

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• ऋषीन्: the sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed; also
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• यथाक्रमम्: in proper sequence
• यथाक्रमम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial): 'in due order'

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• कारयेत्: should have performed
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative): 'cause to be done/perform'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: there)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तृप्तिहेतवे: for the sake of (their) satisfaction
• तृप्तिहेतवे: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—तृप्तेः हेतुḥ (cause of satisfaction)

Speaker

Prahlāda (continued from preceding verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gadā-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the tīrtha bank, a devotee performs tarpaṇa with cupped hands, sesame and water flowing; nearby, brāhmaṇas sit for śrāddha with darbha grass, vessels, and offerings; atmosphere solemn and orderly.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Tarpaṇa
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is complete when paired with gratitude to ancestors and cosmic beings through ordered offerings and śrāddha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction applies to the tīrtha being visited in this sequence (contextually Gadā-tīrtha and its vicinity in Dvārakā Māhātmya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform tarpaṇa to Pitṛs/Devas/Ṛṣis in sequence and arrange śrāddha for Pitṛ-tṛpti.