Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

इह लोके परे चैव पितॄणां च प्रसादतः । किं पुनर्विविधैरन्नै रसैर्वस्त्रैः सदक्षिणैः

Transliteration

iha loke pare caiva pitṝṇāṃ ca prasādataḥ | kiṃ punarvividhairannai rasairvastraiḥ sadakṣiṇaiḥ

Translation

Durch die Gnade der Pitṛs erlangt man Wohlergehen in dieser Welt und in der jenseitigen. Um wie viel mehr gilt dies, wenn man es mit vielfältigen Speisen, Köstlichkeiten, Gewändern und angemessener Dakṣiṇā vollzieht.

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परे: in the other (world)
• परे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (other/next)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (indeed/just)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• प्रसादतः: through (their) grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (from/through favor)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• पुनः: moreover
• पुनः: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/अधिक्यार्थक (again; moreover)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अन्नैः: with foods
• अन्नैः: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• रसैः: with juices/flavors
• रसैः: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वस्त्रैः: with garments
• वस्त्रैः: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स-दक्षिणैः: together with fees/gifts (dakṣiṇā)
• स-दक्षिणैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक) सह; घटकौ—स + दक्षिणा
• Form: पुं/नपुं, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘स-’ उपसर्गवत् = सहित (with)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha setting at a tīrtha: offerings of cooked rice, sweets, fruits, cloth bundles, and coins placed respectfully; a donor offers dakṣiṇā while invoking Pitṛ blessings; subtle depiction of Pitṛs bestowing grace.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• dakṣiṇā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pitṛ-blessing sustains both worldly prosperity and posthumous well-being; generosity amplifies the merit of ancestral rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named site appears in this verse; it generalizes the fruits of Pitṛ-rites typically performed at tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Augmenting śrāddha/tarpaṇa by offering food, tasteful preparations, clothing, and dakṣiṇā.