Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

श्राद्धार्हः कन्यकार्हश्च सोमार्हश्च विशेषतः । सामान्यपदयोग्यश्च समस्ते स्थानकर्मणि

Transliteration

śrāddhārhaḥ kanyakārhaśca somārhaśca viśeṣataḥ | sāmānyapadayogyaśca samaste sthānakarmaṇi

Translation

وهو أهلٌ لتلقّي القرابين في شرادّها (śrāddha)، وأهلٌ لطقوس ما يتعلّق بالفتاة العذراء، ولا سيّما أهلٌ لطقوس سوما؛ وهو كذلك صالحٌ للأدوار الطقسية العامة في جميع الأعمال والشعائر بحسب الموضع والزمان.

Word by Word

• श्राद्धार्हः: fit for śrāddha rites
• श्राद्धार्हः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्राद्ध-अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक; श्राद्ध + अर्ह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कन्यकार्हः: fit for (gift of) a maiden (kanyā)
• कन्यकार्हः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कन्यका-अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक; कन्यका + अर्ह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• सोमार्हः: fit for Soma (offering/rite)
• सोमार्हः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सोम-अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + अर्ह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सामान्यपदयोग्यः: eligible for common status/position
• सामान्यपदयोग्यः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सामान्य-पद-योग्य (प्रातिपदिक; सामान्य + पद + योग्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• समस्ते: in all/entire
• समस्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्थानकर्मणि: in matters of position/ritual function
• स्थानकर्मणि: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान-कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; स्थान + कर्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (deduced from immediate narrative context in Adhyāya 204)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequence showing the purified person now honored: receiving śrāddha offerings, participating in maiden-related rites (kanyā-dāna/related saṃskāra context), and a Soma-yajña setting; finally, serving in general ceremonies.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha
• Soma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual authority and participation are grounded in recognized purity and dharmic qualification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it outlines ritual qualifications within a tīrtha-oriented discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It states eligibility: being fit to receive śrāddha offerings and to participate in kanyā- and Soma-related rites, as well as general ritual roles.