Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

सर्वेषां स्यात्परा तृप्तिर्यावन्मां पितरोऽधुना । तथा मातामहानां च पक्षे नास्त्यत्र संशयः

Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ syātparā tṛptiryāvanmāṃ pitaro'dhunā | tathā mātāmahānāṃ ca pakṣe nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

So wird allen Pitṛs (Ahnen) höchste Genugtuung zuteil, bis hin zu meiner eigenen väterlichen Ahnenlinie schon jetzt; ebenso auch auf der Seite des mütterlichen Großvaters—daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (of them)
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सामान्य), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — Genitive Plural

• स्यात्: may be/should occur
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (असँ) धातु
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — 'may be/should be'

• परा: supreme/complete
• परा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative Singular; विशेषण (qualifier of तृप्तिः)

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative Singular

• यावत्: as long as/as far as
• यावत्: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय, परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक (limit/extent marker: 'as far as/so long as')

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• पितरः: the ancestors/fathers
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Nominative Plural

• अधुना: now/at present
• अधुना: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner: 'thus/likewise')

• मातामहानाम्: of the maternal grandfathers
• मातामहानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — Genitive Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पक्षे: in the case/side
• पक्षे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative Singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (असँ) धातु
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — Present Indicative

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'here')

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative Singular

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concluding assurance: a luminous stream of offerings rises from dāna to encompass a wide ancestral assembly on both paternal and maternal sides; the Pitṛs appear serene and fully satisfied.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Pitṛs
• Mātāmaha (maternal ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestral duty extends beyond the paternal line; dharma recognizes both paternal and maternal lineages in transmitting merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The dedicated act (described previously) benefits all ancestors, including the maternal side; it affirms comprehensive Pitṛ-tṛpti.