Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

य इदं श्रावयेच्छ्राद्धे विप्राणां भुञ्जतां नृप । मुदं प्रयान्ति संहृष्टाः पितरस्तस्य सर्वशः

Transliteration

ya idaṃ śrāvayecchrāddhe viprāṇāṃ bhuñjatāṃ nṛpa | mudaṃ prayānti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ pitarastasya sarvaśaḥ

Translation

O König, wer dies beim Śrāddha (śrāddha) vortragen lässt, während die Brāhmaṇas speisen, dessen Pitṛs (Ahnen) frohlocken überall, von Wonne erfüllt.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; relative pronoun (यः = who)

• idam: this (text/recitation)
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• śrāvayet: should cause to be heard / recite aloud
• śrāvayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: णिच् (causative) प्रयोग; विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śrāddhe: at/in the śrāddha rite
• śrāddhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; locative

• viprāṇām: of the brāhmaṇas
• viprāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; genitive

• bhuñjatām: of those eating / while (they) eat
• bhuñjatām: Sambandha/Adhikaraṇa (सम्बन्ध/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle) ‘bhuñjat’; षष्ठी बहुवचन (genitive plural) used as ‘while they are eating’

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• mudam: joy
• mudam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• prayānti: go/attain
• prayānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• saṃhṛṣṭāḥ: delighted
• saṃhṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) past participle; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate adjective

• pitaraḥ: the ancestors (pitṛs)
• pitaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• sarvaśaḥ: in every way / entirely
• sarvaśaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda (contextual, as the māhātmya being recited)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: नृप (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha setting: brāhmaṇas seated in a row eating from leaf-plates; a reciter chants the māhātmya; unseen Pitṛs in subtle form rejoice around, showering blessings.

Characters & Entities

• Nṛpa (King)
• Vipras (Brāhmaṇas)
• Pitṛs
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred recitation integrated into śrāddha strengthens ancestral well-being and brings joy to the Pitṛs.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The text being recited is the Śūlabheda Māhātmya from the Revā Khaṇḍa; the merit is applied within śrāddha context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāvaṇa/śrāvaṇa-vidhi: have this passage recited during śrāddha while brāhmaṇas partake of the meal.