Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तस्य देवा न गृह्णंति पितरश्च तथोदकम् । तदागच्छस्व गच्छामो निमंत्रयितुमत्रिजम्

Transliteration

tasya devā na gṛhṇaṃti pitaraśca tathodakam | tadāgacchasva gacchāmo nimaṃtrayitumatrijam

Translation

അത്തരക്കാരന്റെ അർപ്പണം ദേവന്മാർ സ്വീകരിക്കുകയില്ല; പിതൃക്കളും ജലതർപ്പണം പോലും സ്വീകരിക്കുകയില്ല. അതിനാൽ വരിക, നാം പോയി അത്രിപുത്രനായ (ദുർവാസ)നെ ക്ഷണിക്കാം।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular (of him/of that person)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय — negation particle

• गृह्णन्ति: accept
• गृह्णन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद — they accept/take

• पितरः: the ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यताबोधक/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय — ‘likewise/so’

• उदकम्: water (offering)
• उदकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• तद्: that/therefore
• तद्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular; ‘that/therefore’ (object of speech/command)

• आगच्छस्व: come
• आगच्छस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — come (you)

• गच्छामः: we go
• गच्छामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद — we go

• निमन्त्रयितुम्: to invite
• निमन्त्रयितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + मन्त्र् (धातु) → निमन्त्रयितुम् (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (Infinitive) — ‘to invite’

• अत्रिजम्: Atri’s son (Durvāsā)
• अत्रिजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रिज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular

Speaker

Kṛṣṇa (Bhagavān) addressing Rukmiṇī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (deva-pitṛ acceptance tied to dharma)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa’s firm yet compassionate admonition: he explains that devas and pitṛs do not accept offerings in a negligent household; then he gestures for Rukmiṇī to accompany him to invite Durvāsā. The scene shifts toward the palace exit leading to Gomati ghats.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Rukmiṇī
• Devas
• Pitṛs
• Durvāsā
• Atri

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual is made fruitful by dharma; neglect of worthy guests nullifies offerings to devas and pitṛs.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s dharmic ethos, with the narrative moving toward Gomati–Cakratīrtha where the sage is staying.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A clear prescription to invite and properly receive the sage (atithi-nimantraṇa), linked to the acceptance of yajña and tarpaṇa.