Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणानन्नवासोभिः पिण्डैः पितृपितामहान् । भक्तोपहारैर्देवेशमुमया सह शङ्करं

Transliteration

brāhmaṇānannavāsobhiḥ piṇḍaiḥ pitṛpitāmahān | bhaktopahārairdeveśamumayā saha śaṅkaraṃ

Translation

Hendaklah dia memuliakan para brahmana dengan makanan dan pakaian, mempersembahkan piṇḍa untuk ayah dan datuk; dan dengan persembahan penuh bhakti, menyembah Śaṅkara, Tuhan para dewa, bersama Umā—

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अन्न-वसोभिः: with food and garments
• अन्न-वसोभिः: Karaṇa (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्/वसो (प्रातिपदिक; वस्त्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (अन्नानि च वासांसि च)

• पिण्डैः: with piṇḍa offerings
• पिण्डैः: Karaṇa (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पितृ-पितामहान्: fathers and grandfathers (ancestors)
• पितृ-पितामहान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (पितरः च पितामहाः च)

• भक्ति-उपहारैः: with devotional offerings
• भक्ति-उपहारैः: Karaṇa (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भक्त्या उपहाराः)

• देव-ईशम्: the Lord of gods
• देव-ईशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha-dyotaka (Accompaniment marker/सहार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable indicating accompaniment)

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūleśvarī

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at the tīrtha: brahmins are honored with food and garments; piṇḍas are offered; then Śaṅkara with Umā is worshiped with devotional offerings.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa
• piṇḍa
• pitṛs
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Umā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is integrated: service to brahmins, ancestral rites, and worship of Umā-Maheśvara together complete the sacred duty at a tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūleśvarī-tīrtha in the Revākhaṇḍa, where pitṛ offerings and Śiva-Umā worship are especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give food and clothing to brahmins, offer piṇḍa to ancestors (fathers/grandfathers), and worship Śiva with Umā using devotional offerings.