Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तिलोदकीसरय्वोश्च संगमे लोकविश्रुते । दत्त्वान्नं च विधानेन न स भूयोऽभिजायते

Transliteration

tilodakīsarayvośca saṃgame lokaviśrute | dattvānnaṃ ca vidhānena na sa bhūyo'bhijāyate

Translation

ലോകപ്രസിദ്ധമായ തിലോദകീ–സരയൂ സംഗമത്തിൽ വിധിപൂർവ്വം അന്നദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ വീണ്ടും ജന്മം പ്രാപിക്കുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

• तिलोदकी: (the river) having sesame-like water / sesame-watered
• तिलोदकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिल-उदकी (प्रातिपदिक; तिल + उदक/उदकी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• सरय्वोः: of (the two) Sarayū rivers/streams
• सरय्वोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरयू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन (fem. gen. du.)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• संगमे: at the confluence
• संगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (masc. loc. sg.)

• लोकविश्रुते: well-known in the world
• लोकविश्रुते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक-विश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक; लोक + विश्रुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc. loc. sg.)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (neut. acc. sg.)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विधानेन: by proper procedure/according to rule
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (neut. instr. sg.)

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

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (pronoun masc. nom. sg.)

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरर्थक अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

• अभिजायते: is born again / is reborn
• अभिजायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (present, 3rd sg., Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Ayodhyāmāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tilodakī–Sarayū Saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the confluence ghat, a pilgrim distributes bowls of food to brāhmaṇas, ascetics, and the poor; the rivers meet behind; a symbolic wheel of rebirth fades or breaks, indicating ‘na bhūyo’bhijāyate’.

Characters & Entities

• Tilodakī
• Sarayū
• Saṅgama
• Anna-dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When performed at a powerful tīrtha and done properly, compassionate giving (anna-dāna) becomes a direct path toward liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Tilodakī–Sarayū confluence (saṅgama), celebrated as lokaviśruta.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vidhivat anna-dāna—donating food according to prescribed rites/etiquette at the saṅgama.