Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

पितरस्तस्य तृप्यंति तृप्ता यच्छंति चाशिषः । स भित्त्वा सर्वपापानि रुद्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

pitarastasya tṛpyaṃti tṛptā yacchaṃti cāśiṣaḥ | sa bhittvā sarvapāpāni rudraloke mahīyate

Translation

Tổ tiên của người ấy được thỏa lòng; khi đã thỏa lòng, các ngài ban phúc lành. Người ấy phá tan mọi tội lỗi và được tôn vinh trong cõi của Rudra.

Word by Word

• pitaraḥ: the ancestors
• pitaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• tṛpyanti: are satisfied
• tṛpyanti: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tṛp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• tṛptāḥ: being satisfied
• tṛptāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛp (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• yacchanti: grant, bestow
• yacchanti: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• āśiṣaḥ: blessings
• āśiṣaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhittvā: having destroyed
• bhittvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhid (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), 'having broken/destroyed'

• sarva-pāpāni: all sins
• sarva-pāpāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: 'sarvāṇi pāpāni'

• rudra-loke: in Rudra's world
• rudra-loke: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'rudrasya lokaḥ'

• mahīyate: is honored/glorified
• mahīyate: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mah (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive sense)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating the Māhātmya (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Staṃbheśvara at Mahī-sāgara-saṅgama (continued)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Contextual) audience of the narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ancestral spirits (pitṛs) appear subtly above the ritual ground, serene and luminous, extending blessings; below, the devotee completes offerings; a symbolic path of light rises toward Rudra’s realm.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Rudraloka
• Āśīṣ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Serving the ancestors and honoring Śiva brings both worldly blessings and transcendental upliftment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Staṃbheśvara/saṅgama context: rites there lead to pitṛ satisfaction and Rudraloka merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is śrāddha for pitṛs, coupled with the worship described in the surrounding verses.