Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

श्राद्धं चक्रुः प्रयत्नेन श्रद्धया पूतचेतसा । तान्दृष्ट्वा शबरो बिल्वैः पिण्डांश्चक्रे प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

śrāddhaṃ cakruḥ prayatnena śraddhayā pūtacetasā | tāndṛṣṭvā śabaro bilvaiḥ piṇḍāṃścakre prayatnataḥ

Translation

അവർ ശ്രദ്ധയോടും ശുദ്ധചിത്തത്തോടും കൂടി പരിശ്രമപൂർവ്വം ശ്രാദ്ധം നടത്തി. അവരെ കണ്ട ശബരനും ബിൽവഫലങ്ങളാൽ പിണ്ഡങ്ങൾ ഒരുക്കി ജാഗ്രതയോടെ അർപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

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

• चक्रुः: they performed
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• पूतचेतसा: with purified mind
• पूतचेतसा: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय; √पू) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (चेतस्-शब्दः), तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• शबरः: the Śabara (tribesman)
• शबरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शबर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बिल्वैः: with bilva fruits
• बिल्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• पिण्डान्: rice-balls (piṇḍas)
• पिण्डान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• चक्रे: he made
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort, diligently
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्नतः (अव्यय; प्रयत्न-प्रातिपदिकात् तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva), in dialogue context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (implied by immediate context of the passage)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A riverside śrāddha scene: royal party performing piṇḍa offerings; nearby a Śabara, moved by their devotion, prepares simple piṇḍas from bilva fruits with earnest concentration.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha
• Śabara
• Bilva
• Piṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrāddha gains power through śraddhā (faith) and purity of intention; sincere participation is honored even with simple offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The śrāddha is performed in the Cakratīrtha setting of the Revā-khaṇḍa pilgrimage landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of śrāddha and preparation of piṇḍa-offerings—here even bilva fruit is used as an offering material.