Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

गमिष्याम्याश्रमं त्वं च नात्रापि परिहास्यते । श्रृणु तत्कारणं तुभ्यं तर्पयिष्ये पितॄनहम्

Transliteration

gamiṣyāmyāśramaṃ tvaṃ ca nātrāpi parihāsyate | śrṛṇu tatkāraṇaṃ tubhyaṃ tarpayiṣye pitṝnaham

Translation

เราจะไปสู่อาศรม และเจ้าก็ไปด้วย; ที่นั่นก็จะไม่ถูกละเลยเลย จงฟังเหตุนี้: เราจะถวายตัรปณะเพื่อยังปิตฤให้พอใจ

Word by Word

• गमिष्यामि: I will go
• गमिष्यामि: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), एकवचनम् (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• आश्रमम्: to the hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तम-न? (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

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

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-शब्दः (particle: also/even)

• परिहास्यते: is mocked/joked about
• परिहास्यते: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+हस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular), आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (Imperative/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम् (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (demonstrative), नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• कारणम्: reason/cause
• कारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (dative/4th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• तर्पयिष्ये: I will satisfy/offer oblations to
• तर्पयिष्ये: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्/तर्पय् (धातु; णिच् causative)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (simple future), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), एकवचनम् (singular), आत्मनेपदम्

• पितॄन्: the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative/2nd), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

Speaker

Subhadra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee speaks gently to a companion, preparing to depart for a forest hermitage; in the foreground are ritual vessels—kamaṇḍalu, darbha grass, and a small water pot—signaling impending tarpaṇa for the Pitṛs.

Characters & Entities

• Subhadra
• Devaśarman
• Pitṛs
• Āśrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Care for the ancestors through proper rites is a key duty supporting familial and spiritual order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified yet; the verse introduces ancestor-satisfaction rites that later connect to a sacred location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tarpaṇa for the Pitṛs (libations to satisfy the ancestors) is explicitly stated.