Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

दशमीदिवसे श्राद्धं यः करोति समाहितः । तस्य स्याद्वांछिता सिद्धिः सर्वकृत्येषु सर्वदा

Transliteration

daśamīdivase śrāddhaṃ yaḥ karoti samāhitaḥ | tasya syādvāṃchitā siddhiḥ sarvakṛtyeṣu sarvadā

Translation

Whoever, with a composed mind, performs the Śrāddha on the tenth day attains the fulfillment of his desires in all undertakings, at all times.

Word by Word

• दशमीदिवसे: on the day of the tenth (tithi)
• दशमीदिवसे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमी + दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; काल-निर्देशे अधिकरणम्

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• करोति: does, performs
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• समाहितः: collected, attentive
• समाहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/स्थितिवाचक; विशेषणम् (of the doer)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of him)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वांछिता: desired
• वांछिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (वाञ्छ् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘सिद्धिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सिद्धिः: success, attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ/फलरूपेण विषयः

• सर्वकृत्येषु: in all duties/undertakings
• सर्वकृत्येषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; विषय-निर्देशे अधिकरणम्

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene practitioner performs Daśamī śrāddha: steady gaze, controlled breath, orderly altar; the king observes the power of composure; symbolic rays indicate 'siddhi in all undertakings'.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner focus (samāhita-citta) is highlighted as essential to ritual efficacy, joining intention with dharmic action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha on Daśamī (tenth lunar day) with mental composure for broad success in endeavors.