Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तदस्माकं विभागं चेद्यूयं यच्छत सत्तमाः । सर्वे कव्यस्य दत्तस्य तत्कुर्मो वै हितं शुभम्

Transliteration

tadasmākaṃ vibhāgaṃ cedyūyaṃ yacchata sattamāḥ | sarve kavyasya dattasya tatkurmo vai hitaṃ śubham

Translation

Darum, o Beste der Wesen, wenn ihr uns unseren gebührenden Anteil gewährt, dann werden wir alle als Erwiderung auf das dargebrachte kavya, die Totenopfergabe, das Heilsame und Glückverheißende bewirken.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• विभागम्: share, portion
• विभागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle ‘if’)

• यूयम्: you (pl.)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• यच्छत: give
• यच्छत: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुरूपम्—यच्छत (give)

• सत्तमाः: O best of the good
• सत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रयुक्तम् (vocative sense)

• सर्वे: all (of us)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• कव्यस्य: of the oblation for ancestors (kavya)
• कव्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दत्तस्य: given
• दत्तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘given’—कव्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुर्मः: we do / we shall do
• कुर्मः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• हितम्: benefit, welfare
• हितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘good/benefit’

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; हितस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Pitṛgaṇa (Ancestors), requesting their due portion

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (king) implied by subsequent verses

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of Pitṛs, subtle and radiant, petition for their rightful share of the śrāddha-kavya; the human performer stands with kuśa and water-vessel, the atmosphere solemn and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Kavya (śrāddha offering)
• Pitṛs (Ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rites are reciprocal in Purāṇic dharma: when ancestors receive their due share, they become a source of welfare and auspiciousness for the family.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse highlights śrāddha-dharma within the tīrtha-framework; it does not name a particular location in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give the proper ‘vibhāga’ (portion) of kavya—i.e., śrāddha offerings/tarpaṇa dedicated to the Pitṛs.