Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

अंगुल्यग्रेण वै दैवमार्षमंगुलिमूलगम् । ब्राह्ममंगुष्ठमूले तु पाणिमध्ये प्रजापतेः

Transliteration

aṃgulyagreṇa vai daivamārṣamaṃgulimūlagam | brāhmamaṃguṣṭhamūle tu pāṇimadhye prajāpateḥ

Translation

دیویہ ترپن انگلیوں کے سِروں سے کیا جائے؛ آرش (رِشی) ترپن انگلیوں کی جڑوں پر؛ برہمیہ ترپن انگوٹھے کی جڑ پر؛ اور پرجاپتی ترپن ہتھیلی کے بیچ میں کیا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• aṅgulyagreṇa: with the fingertip
• aṅgulyagreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅguli + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अग्र), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे — 'with the tip of the finger'

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• daivam: the divine (portion/region)
• daivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; (अत्र) निर्दिष्ट-स्थाननाम

• ārṣam: the ṛṣi-related (portion/region)
• ārṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; (अत्र) निर्दिष्ट-स्थाननाम

• aṅgulimūlagam: located at the finger-base
• aṅgulimūlagam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṅguli + mūla + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — 'situated at the base of the finger' (mūle gaḥ)

• brāhmam: the Brahmā-related (portion/region)
• brāhmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; (अत्र) निर्दिष्ट-स्थाननाम

• aṅguṣṭhamūle: at the base of the thumb
• aṅguṣṭhamūle: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅguṣṭha + mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — 'at the base of the thumb'

• tu: and/then
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); विरोध/अन्वय (but/and then)

• pāṇimadhye: in the middle of the palm
• pāṇimadhye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — 'in the middle of the palm/hand'

• prajāpateḥ: of Prajāpati
• prajāpateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Vyāsa (deduced from immediate narrative context of Dharmāraṇya instructions)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up instructional scene: a hand held over water, with highlighted zones—fingertips, finger-bases, thumb-base, and palm-center—each labeled for daiva, ārṣa, brāhma, prājāpatya offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Brāhma
• Prajāpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual precision is itself a form of reverence—dharma is preserved through correct method, not merely intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is a technical instruction for tarpaṇa practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Specific palm/finger placements for different tarpaṇa portions: deva (finger tips), ṛṣi (finger bases), brāhma (thumb base), prājāpatya (center of palm).