Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तृप्यन्ति पितरस्तस्य द्वादशाब्दान्न संशयः । तत्र तीर्थे तु यो भक्त्या स्नात्वा पूजयते शिवम्

Transliteration

tṛpyanti pitarastasya dvādaśābdānna saṃśayaḥ | tatra tīrthe tu yo bhaktyā snātvā pūjayate śivam

Translation

Leluhurnya akan berpuas hati selama dua belas tahun—tiada keraguan. Dan sesiapa yang di tīrtha itu mandi dengan bhakti lalu memuja Śiva, memperoleh pahala yang pasti itu.

Word by Word

• तृप्यन्ति: are satisfied
• तृप्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

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

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

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; (अब्दान् इति विशेषण)

• अब्दान्: years
• अब्दान्: Karma (Extent/अवधि-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कालपरिमाण

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

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• तीर्थे: at the tīrtha
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (contrastive particle)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund)

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narrative continuity)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata / the king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two-part scene: (1) subtle, luminous pitṛs in the background receiving offerings and appearing content; (2) the devotee, freshly bathed, offers bilva leaves and water to the Siddheśvara liṅga, lamp flames steady in the river breeze.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Śiva
• Revā/Narmadā tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional bathing and Śiva-worship at a tīrtha is presented as a powerful act that also uplifts and satisfies one’s ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A sacred tīrtha on the Revā (Narmadā) praised in Āvantya Khaṇḍa’s Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) at the tīrtha followed by bhakti-pūjā (devotional worship) of Śiva, linked with Pitṛ-tarpaṇa/śrāddha results.