Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

तस्माद्गच्छत सन्तुष्टाः स्वानि स्थानानि पूर्वजाः

Transliteration

tasmādgacchata santuṣṭāḥ svāni sthānāni pūrvajāḥ

Translation

C’est pourquoi, partez comblés vers vos propres demeures, ô ancêtres.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: from that; therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• गच्छत: go (you all)
• गच्छत: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• सन्तुष्टाः: satisfied, content
• सन्तुष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+तुष् धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे कृदन्तः

• स्वानि: their own
• स्वानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• स्थानानि: places, abodes
• स्थानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचनम्

• पूर्वजाः: ancestors, forefathers
• पूर्वजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya (addressing the Pitṛs)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: pitṛs addressed directly (‘pūrvajāḥ’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Satisfied Pitṛs are respectfully sent off; devotees stand with folded hands; the atmosphere is quiet, concluding, and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When offerings are correctly dedicated, the Pitṛs become satisfied and return to their realms, indicating completion and success of the rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a śrāddha-phala statement within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is the proper completion of śrāddha/tarpaṇa leading to pitṛ-santoṣa (ancestral satisfaction).