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

ข้าแต่มหาราช ผู้ใดประกอบศราทธะด้วยศรัทธา โดยอาศัยพราหมณ์ผู้เป็นศฺโรตริยะ ผู้ชำนาญพระเวท บรรพชนของผู้นั้นย่อมอิ่มเอมตลอดสิบสองปีโดยแน่นอน

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.