Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

न स्नानेन न दानेन न जपेन न पूजया । मल्लोकः प्राप्यते देवाः प्राप्यते द्विज तर्पणात्

Transliteration

na snānena na dānena na japena na pūjayā | mallokaḥ prāpyate devāḥ prāpyate dvija tarpaṇāt

Translation

Không phải nhờ tắm gội, không phải nhờ bố thí, không phải nhờ trì tụng, cũng không phải nhờ lễ bái mà đạt được cõi của Ta; hỡi bậc nhị sinh, chư thiên được chứng đạt nhờ lễ tarpaṇa.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• स्नानेन: by bathing
• स्नानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• न: not
• न: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• दानेन: by giving (charity)
• दानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• न: not
• न: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• जपेन: by recitation (japa)
• जपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• न: not
• न: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• पूजया: by worship
• पूजया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• मत्-लोकः: my world (realm)
• मत्-लोकः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-सम्बन्धी) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—मम लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• प्राप्यते: is attained
• प्राप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘is attained’

• देवाः: O gods / the gods
• देवाः: Sambodhana/Prathama (Address/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (address/subject per context)

• प्राप्यते: is attained
• प्राप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग

• द्विज: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• तर्पणात्: from/through tarpaṇa (libation/propitiation)
• तर्पणात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular (cause/source)

Speaker

Skanda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teaching scene: a sage instructs a dvija that tarpaṇa is paramount; in the background, symbolic icons of snāna, dāna, japa, and pūjā appear as secondary, while a water-offering with tila glows brightest, leading to a celestial gateway.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa (dvija)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tarpaṇa—acts that ‘satisfy’ devas and Pitṛs through rightful offerings—can surpass even common devotional disciplines when performed correctly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a general Kāśī Khaṇḍa teaching on ritual efficacy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tarpaṇa is recommended as a key rite for attaining divine favor.