Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

धर्मेश्वर पुरस्तात्सा त्वेकदा पितृतर्पणात् । स्याद्वै दशगुणा तृप्तिः सत्यमेव न संशयः

Transliteration

dharmeśvara purastātsā tvekadā pitṛtarpaṇāt | syādvai daśaguṇā tṛptiḥ satyameva na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

—ആ തൃപ്തി ധർമ്മേശ്വരന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽ ഒരിക്കൽ പിതൃതർപ്പണം ചെയ്താൽ പത്തിരട്ടിയാകും. ഇത് സത്യം; സംശയമില്ല.

Word by Word

• धर्मेश्वर: O lord of Dharma
• धर्मेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुरस्तात्: before/in front
• पुरस्तात्: Adhikarana (Adverbial location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस्तात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), देशवाचक (locative adverb: ‘in front/before’)

• सा: that (satisfaction)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (contrast/emphasis)

• एकदा: once
• एकदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), कालवाचक (temporal: ‘once’)

• पितृतर्पणात्: from (doing) ancestor-libation
• पितृतर्पणात्: Apadana (Source/cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + तर्पण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्यात्: would be/is said to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ (certainty)

• दशगुणा: tenfold
• दशगुणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश + गुण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: certainly/only
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थ (restriction/emphasis)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmeśvara-sannidhi (Dharmāraṇya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dānava-adhipa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śiva shrine of Dharmeśvara at forest edge; devotee performs tarpaṇa directly before the sanctum; above, pitṛs appear more radiant, receiving amplified offerings; the verse’s ‘truth, no doubt’ is conveyed by a firm, luminous aura.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Dharmmeśvara
• Dharmāraṇya
• Pitṛs
• Tarpaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain sacred loci (especially near a manifested deity) magnify the fruit of dharmic rites, making sincere acts extraordinarily potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The area “before Dharmmeśvara” in Dharmāraṇya/Dharmmeśvara-pura is explicitly glorified as a pitṛ-rite powerhouse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pitṛ-tarpaṇa performed once before Dharmmeśvara is said to yield tenfold pitṛ-satisfaction.