Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

सन्ध्यामाचम्य यत्नेन जपं कृत्वाथ भारत । तर्पयित्वा पित्ःन्देवान्मनुष्यान् भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

sandhyāmācamya yatnena japaṃ kṛtvātha bhārata | tarpayitvā pitḥndevānmanuṣyān bharatarṣabha

Translation

Wahai Bhārata, setelah menunaikan sandhyā dan melakukan ācaman dengan cermat, lalu menyempurnakan japa—wahai yang utama dalam keturunan Bharata—hendaklah dipersembahkan tarpaṇa kepada para Pitṛ, para Deva, dan juga kepada manusia.

Word by Word

• सन्ध्याम्: the twilight-prayer (sandhyā)
• सन्ध्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन

• आचम्य: having performed ācamana
• आचम्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); आचमनं कृत्वा (having sipped water ritually)

• यत्नेन: with effort/carefully
• यत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd); एकवचन

• जपम्: recitation (japa)
• जपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमणार्थक-निपात (then/thereupon)

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन

• तर्पयित्वा: having satisfied (offered libations to)
• तर्पयित्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त-क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (causative gerund: तर्पयित्वा = तर्पयित् + त्वा); ‘सन्तर्प्य’

• पितॄन्: the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); बहुवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); बहुवचन

• मनुष्यान्: human beings
• मनुष्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); बहुवचन

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• भरतर्षभ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aṅkūreśvara-tīrtha (within Revā devakṣetra)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata / Bharatārṣabha (addressed as the listener)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dusk/dawn on the riverbank, a pilgrim sits facing the water, performs ācamana, counts japa on a mālā, then pours water with sesame/flowers for tarpana; nearby, a small group receives food/water as ‘manuṣya-tarpaṇa’.

Characters & Entities

• Bhārata
• Bharatarṣabha
• Pitṛs
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha-visit is completed through disciplined daily dharma: sandhyā, japa, and gratitude-offerings to ancestors, gods, and society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rites are prescribed in the context of Aṅkūreśvara-tīrtha in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sandhyā worship, ācamana, mantra-japa, and tarpana to Pitṛs, Devas, and humans.