Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

तान्सर्वान्धर्मकूपे वै श्राद्धं कुर्याद्यथाविधि । अत्र प्रकिरणं यत्तु मनुष्यैः क्रियते भुवि । तेन ते तृप्तिमायांति ये पिशाचत्वमागताः

Transliteration

tānsarvāndharmakūpe vai śrāddhaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi | atra prakiraṇaṃ yattu manuṣyaiḥ kriyate bhuvi | tena te tṛptimāyāṃti ye piśācatvamāgatāḥ

Translation

เพื่อบรรพชนทั้งปวงนั้น พึงประกอบพิธีศราทธะ ณ ธรรมกูปะ (บ่อน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์) ตามแบบแผน. เครื่องบูชาที่มนุษย์โปรยกระจายลงบนแผ่นดิน ณ ที่นี้—ด้วยสิ่งนั้น ผู้ที่กลายเป็นปิศาจ (วิญญาณเร่าร้อน) ย่อมได้รับความอิ่มเอิบสงบใจ.

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• धर्मकूपे: in the Dharma-well (a sacred pit)
• धर्मकूपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + कूप (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य कूपः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• यथा-विधि: according to rule
• यथा-विधि: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• प्रकिरणम्: scattering, sprinkling
• प्रकिरणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकिरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle)

• मनुष्यैः: by humans
• मनुष्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्

• क्रियते: is done
• क्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम् (passive sense: is done)

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: पृथ्वी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तेन: by that, thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• आयान्ति: attain, come to
• आयान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• पिशाचत्वम्: state of being a piśāca (ghoul)
• पिशाचत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाचत्व (प्रातिपदिक; भाव-नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• आगताः: having become/attained
• आगताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्तः (past participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Unspecified (tīrtha-māhātmya instruction within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmakūpa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a sacred well, a householder performs śrāddha: piṇḍas arranged, water offered, and a portion scattered on the ground; subtle presence of restless spirits becoming pacified.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmakūpa
• Piśācas
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual generosity at a sacred tīrtha can relieve even troubled ancestral states, extending compassion beyond ordinary limits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmakūpa, a sacred well where śrāddha and related offerings are said to be especially effective.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha at Dharmakūpa according to injunction; the local prakiraṇa (scattering offerings) is said to satisfy those in piśāca-state.