Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

श्राद्धं कृतं तेन समाः सहस्रं निरस्य चैतत्पितरस्त्वदंति । पानीयमेवापि तिलैर्विमिश्रितं ददाति यो वै प्रथितो मनुष्यः

Transliteration

śrāddhaṃ kṛtaṃ tena samāḥ sahasraṃ nirasya caitatpitarastvadaṃti | pānīyamevāpi tilairvimiśritaṃ dadāti yo vai prathito manuṣyaḥ

Translation

إذا أقام الشْرَادْدْهَا (śrāddha) دام ثوابها ألف سنة؛ ويتناولها الآباء الأسلاف (Pitṛs) فتزول حاجتهم. وحتى الرجل المشهور الذي يقدّم ماءً فحسب ممزوجًا بالسمسم يُعَدّ نائلًا لفاعلية الشْرَادْدْهَا.

Word by Word

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृतम्: performed
• कृतम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘done/performed’

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agent-instr./करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• समाः: years
• समाः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘years’ (elliptic)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• निरस्य: having removed
• निरस्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having removed/expelled’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पितरः: the ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• अदन्ति: eat/partake
• अदन्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• पानीयम्: water (drink)
• पानीयम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• तिलैः: with sesame seeds
• तिलैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विमिश्रितम्: mixed
• विमिश्रितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + मिश्र (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘mixed’

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थक (indeed)

• प्रथितः: renowned
• प्रथितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + थि (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘renowned’

• मनुष्यः: a man/person
• मनुष्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (pitṛ-śrāddha locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A simple śrāddha: a devotee offers a small libation of water mixed with black sesame over kuśa grass; faint, benevolent pitṛ-figures receive it; a thousand-year merit is symbolized by a long garland or a time-scroll.

Characters & Entities

• Pitaraḥ
• Tilāḥ (sesame)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pitṛ-dharma is accessible: even simple offerings done with faith at the right sacred context yield enduring merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s Dharmāraṇya tīrtha setting where śrāddha is recommended.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha; even offering tilodaka (water mixed with sesame) is praised as effective for Pitṛ satisfaction.