Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

कृकलासे कृतं श्राद्धं येनैव तर्पणं तथा । स गच्छेद्विष्णुलोकं तु पितृभिः सहितो नरः

Transliteration

kṛkalāse kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ yenaiva tarpaṇaṃ tathā | sa gacchedviṣṇulokaṃ tu pitṛbhiḥ sahito naraḥ

Translation

ผู้ใดประกอบศราทธะ ณ กฤกลาสะ และถวายตัรปณะ (tarpaṇa) ณ ที่นั้นด้วย ชายนั้นย่อมไปสู่วิษณุโลกพร้อมกับบรรพชนของตน

Word by Word

• कृकलासे: in/at Kṛkalāsa (place)
• कृकलासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृकलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• कृतम्: done, performed
• कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; श्राद्धम् इति विशेषणम्

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे/करणे

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तर्पणम्: libation/satiation offering
• तर्पणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/also')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• गच्छेत्: would go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विष्णुलोकम्: to Viṣṇu's world
• विष्णुलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः लोकः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

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

• पितृभिः: with the ancestors
• पितृभिः: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; सहार्थे करणम्

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नरः इति विशेषणम्

• नरः: the man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (tīrtha-māhātmya narration within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṛkalāsa

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim audience within Dvārakāmāhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the Kṛkalāsa tīrtha, a man performs śrāddha and pours tarpaṇa water with sesame; behind him, subtle ethereal forms of Pitṛs appear satisfied; above, a luminous Viṣṇu-loka vision opens.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛkalāsa (tīrtha/place)
• Viṣṇuloka
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Serving the Pitṛs through śrāddha and tarpaṇa at a praised tīrtha unites family-line merit with Viṣṇu-bhakti and liberation-oriented reward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kṛkalāsa, a named tīrtha celebrated within the Dvārakā Māhātmya of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha and tarpaṇa at Kṛkalāsa.