Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

कृत्वा श्राद्धं विधानेन ज्येष्ठस्थाने नरोत्तमः । ज्येष्ठां तृप्तिं ददात्येव पितृभ्यो मधुसर्पिषा

Transliteration

kṛtvā śrāddhaṃ vidhānena jyeṣṭhasthāne narottamaḥ | jyeṣṭhāṃ tṛptiṃ dadātyeva pitṛbhyo madhusarpiṣā

Translation

ဇျေဋ္ဌသ္ထာန၌ စည်းကမ်းအတိုင်း ရှရဒ္ဓ (śrāddha) ပြုလုပ်ပြီးနောက် အကောင်းဆုံးသောသူသည် ဘိုးဘွားပိတೃတို့အား ပျားရည်နှင့် ဂီ (ghee) ဆက်ကပ်သကဲ့သို့ ‘အမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံးသော တೃပ్తိ’ ကို အမှန်တကယ် ပေးအပ်သည်။

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

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

• विधानेन: according to the prescribed method
• विधानेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्येष्ठस्थाने: in the Jyeṣṭha-place
• ज्येष्ठस्थाने: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ + स्थान (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ज्येष्ठस्य स्थानम्)

• नरोत्तमः: the best of men
• नरोत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (उत्तमो नरः)

• ज्येष्ठाम्: great/elder (f.)
• ज्येष्ठाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction/contentment
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• पितृभ्यः: to the ancestors
• पितृभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मधुसर्पिषा: with honey and ghee
• मधुसर्पिषा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (मधु च सर्पिः च)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jyeṣṭhasthāna

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified householder performs śrāddha at Jyeṣṭhasthāna: kusa grass, piṇḍas on leaf plates, water libations, a brāhmaṇa receiving offerings; faint ancestral figures in the background appear soothed, symbolized by honey and ghee vessels.

Characters & Entities

• Jyeṣṭhasthāna
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma toward ancestors is elevated when performed in a sanctified geography; place enhances the fruit of rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jyeṣṭhasthāna in Kāśī, as a powerful location for śrāddha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha there in accordance with proper ritual procedure (vidhi).