Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अस्माकं वंशजः कश्चिच्छ्राद्धमत्र करिष्यति । यावत्कल्पं तथाऽस्माकं प्रीतिमुत्पादयिष्यति

Transliteration

asmākaṃ vaṃśajaḥ kaścicchrāddhamatra kariṣyati | yāvatkalpaṃ tathā'smākaṃ prītimutpādayiṣyati

Translation

‘আমাৰ বংশৰ কোনো বংশধৰে ইয়াত শ্ৰাদ্ধ কৰিব; আৰু যিমান দিন এক কল্প স্থায়ী হয়, সিমান দিন আমালৈ প্ৰীতি আৰু তৃপ্তি উৎপন্ন কৰিব।’

Word by Word

• अस्माकम्: of us / our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• वंशजः: a descendant
• वंशजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंशज (प्रातिपदिक; वंश + ज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कश्चित्: someone
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), अनिश्चितवाचक (Indefinite)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (Locative adverb)

• करिष्यति: will perform
• करिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• यावत्-कल्पम्: for as long as a kalpa
• यावत्-कल्पम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय) + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालपरिमाणवाचक (time-extent expression)

• तथा: thus / thereby
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner/‘thus’)

• अस्माकम्: of us / our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• प्रीतिम्: pleasure, satisfaction
• प्रीतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्पादयिष्यति: will produce / will generate
• उत्पादयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु) causative: उत्पादय (णिच्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद, णिच्-प्रयोग (Causative)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; reporting the Pitṛs’ sentiment)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citrāpathā at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary tableau: Pitṛs speak among themselves, pointing toward the Prabhāsa riverbank where a future descendant performs śrāddha; a time-spanning motif suggests ‘kalpa-long’ joy.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Śrāddha
• Kalpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Serving one’s ancestors through śrāddha at a powerful tīrtha creates enduring spiritual benefit and familial uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra—specifically the locale of the sacred river in this chapter, presented as potent for śrāddha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha at this place for the welfare and satisfaction of the Pitṛs.