Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

नवम्यां श्राद्धकृन्नाना चतुष्पदगणाल्लंभेत् । सौभाग्यं रोगनाशं च तथा वल्लभसंगमम्

Transliteration

navamyāṃ śrāddhakṛnnānā catuṣpadagaṇāllaṃbhet | saubhāgyaṃ roganāśaṃ ca tathā vallabhasaṃgamam

Translation

Wer am neunten Tag das Śrāddha vollzieht, erlangt vielerlei vierfüßige Tiere; zudem Glück, die Vernichtung von Krankheit und die Wiedervereinigung mit dem Geliebten.

Word by Word

• नवम्यां: on the ninth (tithi)
• नवम्यां: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; काल/तिथि-निर्देशे अधिकरणम्

• श्राद्धकृत्: the performer of śrāddha
• श्राद्धकृत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध + कृत् (कृ धातु, क्तिन्/क्विप्-प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचकः (one who performs)

• नाना: various, many
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थे/विविधार्थक-अव्ययम् (adverbial: variously/many)

• चतुष्पदगणात्: from a group of four-footed (animals)
• चतुष्पदगणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्पद + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; अपादानम् (source)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• रोगनाशम्: destruction of disease
• रोगनाशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

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

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb: likewise/also)

• वल्लभसंगमम्: meeting with the beloved
• वल्लभसंगमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्लभ + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic instruction; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Navamī śrāddha in a pastoral household: brāhmaṇas fed; cows and other four-footed animals gathered peacefully; a healed family member and reunited couple appear as symbolic vignettes of the promised fruits.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse teaches that pitṛ-tarpaṇa through śrāddha supports holistic wellbeing—material stability, health, and harmony in relationships.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāddha on Navamī (ninth lunar day) is prescribed for the listed benefits.