Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

येऽबांधवा बांधवा ये येऽन्यजन्मनि बांधवाः । ते सर्वे तृप्तिमायांतु पिंडेनानेन सर्वदा

Transliteration

ye'bāṃdhavā bāṃdhavā ye ye'nyajanmani bāṃdhavāḥ | te sarve tṛptimāyāṃtu piṃḍenānena sarvadā

Translation

May all—those not related to me, those related to me, and those who were kin in another birth—through this piṇḍa, attain enduring satisfaction always.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अबान्धवाः: non-relatives
• अबान्धवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ (उपसर्ग/नञ्) + बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; नञ्-समासार्थक निषेध (non-kin)

• बान्धवाः: relatives
• बान्धवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अन्य-जन्मनि: in another birth
• अन्य-जन्मनि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अन्यं जन्म)

• बान्धवाः: relatives
• बान्धवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction/contentment
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आयान्तु: may they come/attain
• आयान्तु: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पिण्डेन: by/through the piṇḍa offering
• पिण्डेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पिण्डेन सह)

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

Speaker

Ritual officiant/pilgrim reciting the piṇḍa-dāna saṅkalpa within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narration (speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm ritual scene where the offerer gestures outward in all directions—toward strangers, family, and unseen past-life connections—depicted as concentric circles of subtle ancestral figures receiving nourishment from a single piṇḍa.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual generosity is universalized—one’s offering is extended beyond narrow lineage to all connected beings across births.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised as a powerful place for pitṛ-related rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Piṇḍa-dāna with an inclusive saṅkalpa (intention) covering relatives and non-relatives, even across past births.