Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

कन्यागते तु यस्तत्र नित्यं श्राद्धप्रदो भवेत् । अवाप्य तृप्तिं तत्पूर्वे वल्गन्ति च हसन्ति च

Transliteration

kanyāgate tu yastatra nityaṃ śrāddhaprado bhavet | avāpya tṛptiṃ tatpūrve valganti ca hasanti ca

Translation

แต่เมื่อสุริยะเสด็จเข้าสู่ราศีกันยา (Virgo) ผู้ใด ณ ที่นั้นถวายศราทธะ (śrāddha) เป็นนิตย์—ครั้นได้ความอิ่มเอมแล้ว บรรพชนของเขาย่อมเริงร่า โห่ร้องและหัวเราะด้วยปีติ

Word by Word

• kanyāgate: when (the time of) Kanyā-gata occurs
• kanyāgate: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā + gata (कृदन्त; √gam गम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘when the sun has entered Kanyā-rāśi / at Kanyā-gata time’)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधसूचक

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• nityam: daily/always
• nityam: Kala (Frequency/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण (‘always/daily’)

• śrāddhapradaḥ: a giver/performer of śrāddha
• śrāddhapradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrāddha + prada (कृदन्त; √dā दा + pra)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (‘giver of śrāddha’)

• bhavet: should be/becomes
• bhavet: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• avāpya: having obtained
• avāpya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava+√āp (आप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having obtained’

• tṛptim: satisfaction
• tṛptim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tatpūrve: the earlier ones (forefathers)
• tatpūrve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘those earlier/previous ones’, i.e., forefathers)

• valganti: leap about/rejoice
• valganti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √valg (वल्ग्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• hasanti: laugh
• hasanti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √has (हस्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Kanyā-kāla śrāddha)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the Revā ghat during Kanyā season, a devotee performs daily śrāddha; in a subtle upper register, forefathers appear delighted—smiling, celebrating—signifying attained satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Kanyā (Virgo) transit
• Śrāddha
• Pitṛs
• Tīrtha at Revā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seasonal sacred timings, aligned with dharma, make ancestor offerings especially fruitful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Revā-bank Paitāmaha-tīrtha, highlighted as powerful for śrāddha during Kanyā-gata period.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular śrāddha offerings at the tīrtha when the Sun is in Kanyā (Virgo), associated with Pitṛ-focused rites.