Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

तत्र तीर्थे तु यः श्राद्धं पितृभ्यः सम्प्रयच्छति । सत्पुत्रेण च तेनैव सम्प्राप्तं जन्मनः फलम्

Transliteration

tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ śrāddhaṃ pitṛbhyaḥ samprayacchati | satputreṇa ca tenaiva samprāptaṃ janmanaḥ phalam

Translation

ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ പിതൃക്കൾക്കായി വിധിപൂർവ്വം ശ്രാദ്ധം സമർപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ, അതേ കർമംകൊണ്ട് സത്പുത്രലാഭം ലഭിച്ചതുപോലെ ജന്മത്തിന്റെ യഥാർത്ഥ ഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक) — indeclinable adverb of place

• तीर्थे: at the sacred place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — indeclinable particle “indeed/but”

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (relative pronoun)

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

• पितृभ्यः: to the ancestors
• पितृभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (4th/चतुर्थी), बहुवचन — Masculine, Dative, Plural

• सम्प्रयच्छति: offers/gives properly
• सम्प्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + यम्/यच्छ् (धातु: यम्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 3rd person, Singular

• सत्-पुत्रेण: by a good son
• सत्-पुत्रेण: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (सत् पुत्रः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — Karmadhāraya compound; Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक) — conjunction “and”

• तेन: by that (act/means)
• तेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental, Singular (demonstrative pronoun)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण) — emphatic particle “indeed/just”

• सम्प्राप्तम्: is attained/has been obtained
• सम्प्राप्तम्: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — PPP; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; विधेय (predicate)

• जन्मनः: of birth/of one’s life
• जन्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• फलम्: the fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (unspecified)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the riverbank, a householder performs śrāddha with darbha grass, water libations, and offerings; in a subtle overlay, Pitṛs receive the offering with calm satisfaction; the motif of a ‘satputra’ appears as a symbolic figure standing respectfully behind.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fulfilling one’s duty to the ancestors (pitṛ-dharma) is presented as a central purpose of human birth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha where śrāddha for pitṛs is said to become especially fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing śrāddha (ancestral offerings) for the pitṛs at the tīrtha.