Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

परलोकगतेभ्यश्च त्वं हि दाता भविष्यसि । अनेनैव च मंत्रेण तत्र दद्याद्धरेः करे

Transliteration

paralokagatebhyaśca tvaṃ hi dātā bhaviṣyasi | anenaiva ca maṃtreṇa tatra dadyāddhareḥ kare

Translation

„Und für jene, die in die jenseitige Welt gegangen sind, wirst Du wahrlich der Spender sein.“ Mit eben diesem Mantra soll man dort die Gabe in die Hand Haris legen.

Word by Word

• परलोक-गतेभ्यः: to those who have gone to the other world
• परलोक-गतेभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परलोक (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त, गम् धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (परलोके गताः), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masc., Dat., Pl.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom., Sg.)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; emphasis/causal particle)

• दाता: giver
• दाता: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दातृ (प्रातिपदिक; दा धातोः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom., Sg.); कर्तृवाचक (agent noun: giver)

• भविष्यसि: you will be
• भविष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (Fut., 2nd sg.)

• अनेन: by/with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neut., Instr., Sg.)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Instr., Sg.)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, Parasmaipada, 3rd sg.)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Śeṣa (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Gen., Sg.)

• करे: in (his) hand
• करे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Loc., Sg.)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; continuation of the model mantra for Gayā rites)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gayā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The offering is placed into Hari’s hand; departed ancestors are suggested as subtle presences receiving grace through the deity’s mediation.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Paraloka
• Mantra
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is portrayed as the ultimate dispenser of benefit to the departed when offerings are surrendered to Him.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage continues the Gayā-context of piṇḍa offerings presented to Hari/Janārdana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use the stated mantra and give the offering directly “into the hand of Hari.”