Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

तर्पयन्ति पितॄन् देवांस्तेऽश्वमेधफलैर्युताः । सुवर्णं ये प्रयच्छन्ति तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप

Transliteration

tarpayanti pitṝn devāṃste'śvamedhaphalairyutāḥ | suvarṇaṃ ye prayacchanti tasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa

Translation

Wahai narādhipa, sesiapa di tirtha itu menenangkan para Pitṛ dan para dewa dengan persembahan tarpaṇa—dan sesiapa yang mendermakan emas di sana—dikurniai pahala setara yajña Aśvamedha.

Word by Word

• तर्पयन्ति: they satisfy/offer libations to
• तर्पयन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्/तर्प् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पितॄन्: the ancestors
• पितॄन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अश्वमेधफलैः: with the fruits of the Aśvamedha (sacrifice)
• अश्वमेधफलैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः)

• युताः: endowed/associated
• युताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• सुवर्णम्: gold
• सुवर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रयच्छन्ति: give/bestow
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• नराधिप: O lord of men (king)
• नराधिप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate narrative context of Revā Khaṇḍa dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agnitīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the ghat, a kingly donor and pilgrims offer tarpaṇa—water streams from cupped hands—toward the river; priests receive suvarṇa-dāna; Agni’s presence is suggested by a nearby altar flame.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Devas
• Aśvamedha
• Agni-tīrtha (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-based worship—especially tarpaṇa to ancestors and gods—multiplies merit, and charity done at a sacred place becomes exceptionally potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the tīrtha being discussed in Adhyāya 33—Agni-tīrtha within the Revā (Narmadā) sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing tarpaṇa to Pitṛs and Devas, and giving suvarṇa-dāna (donation of gold) at the tīrtha.