Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नात्वा न्यंकुमत्यां सिद्धये पितृमुक्तये । स्नात्वाथ तर्प्पणं कुर्याद्देवादीनां यथाविधि

Transliteration

tatra snātvā nyaṃkumatyāṃ siddhaye pitṛmuktaye | snātvātha tarppaṇaṃ kuryāddevādīnāṃ yathāvidhi

Translation

Ali, tendo-se banhado no Nyaṅkumatī para a realização espiritual e para a libertação dos ancestrais, e após o banho, deve realizar o tarpaṇa aos deuses e aos demais, conforme o rito.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाल

• न्यंकुमत्याम्: in (the place/river) Nyaṃkumatī
• न्यंकुमत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyaṃkumatī (प्रातिपदिक; नदी/स्थाननाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• सिद्धये: for success/attainment
• सिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative); एकवचन; प्रयोजन (for attainment)

• पितृ-मुक्तये: for the liberation of the ancestors
• पितृ-मुक्तये: Sampradana (Purpose/Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति; एकवचन; प्रयोजन (for the liberation of the ancestors)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त; पूर्वकाल (repeated: having bathed)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequence marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• तर्पणम्: libation/oblatory offering (tarpana)
• तर्पणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tarpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देव-आदीनाम्: of the gods and others (e.g., ṛṣis, pitṛs)
• देव-आदीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; बहुवचन; ‘आदि’समासान्त (of the gods and others)

• यथा-विधि: according to the prescribed rule
• यथा-विधि: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (according to rule)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nyaṅkumatī

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, a pilgrim bathes in the calm waters of Nyaṅkumatī, then stands on the bank with darbha in hand, offering tarpaṇa with cupped palms; subtle ancestral silhouettes receive offerings, while devas are invoked above.

Characters & Entities

• Nyaṅkumatī
• Snāna
• Pitṛ-mukti
• Tarpaṇa
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-bathing is linked with compassionate duty: one seeks personal uplift while also working for ancestral release.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nyaṅkumatī, a sacred bathing place within the Prabhāsakṣetra tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Nyaṅkumatī followed by tarpaṇa to devas and other recipients according to śāstric rule.