Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

तृप्यन्ति पितरस्तस्य द्वादशाब्दान्यसंशयम् । यः श्राद्धं कुरुते भक्त्या श्रोत्रियैर्ब्राह्मणैर्नृप

Transliteration

tṛpyanti pitarastasya dvādaśābdānyasaṃśayam | yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute bhaktyā śrotriyairbrāhmaṇairnṛpa

Translation

Wahai Raja, tanpa ragu para leluhurnya berpuas hati selama dua belas tahun—dia yang melaksanakan śrāddha dengan bhakti melalui brāhmaṇa śrotriya yang alim dan terlatih dalam Veda.

Word by Word

• तृप्यन्ति: are satisfied
• तृप्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पितरः: the ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th); एकवचन

• द्वादशाब्दानि: for twelve years
• द्वादशाब्दानि: Karma (Extent/कर्म-प्रवृत्तिनिमित्त)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश + अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (द्वादश अब्दाः) कालपरिमाण

• असंशयम्: undoubtedly
• असंशयम्: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverbial accusative)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यः

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन

• कुरुते: performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd); एकवचन

• श्रोत्रियैः: with learned (Veda-knowing)
• श्रोत्रियैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रोत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd); बहुवचन; विशेषण (ब्राह्मणैः)

• ब्राह्मणैः: by/with Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd); बहुवचन

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

Speaker

Deductive (Revā-khaṇḍa narrator/ṛṣi addressing Narādhipa “O King”)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (nṛpa) explicitly addressed

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrāddha scene on a riverbank: seated śrotriya brāhmaṇas receiving offerings; the patron offers piṇḍa/udaka with reverence; ancestors depicted subtly above, content and radiant; orderly ritual setting.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrāddha performed with devotion and proper recipients is portrayed as a powerful, long-lasting service to one’s ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā-khaṇḍa setting emphasizes tīrtha-based dharma; this verse focuses on the śrāddha protocol rather than naming a single site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha bhaktyā (with devotion) and feed/engage śrotriya brāhmaṇas as the proper ritual agents/recipients.