Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

कन्दमूलफलैः शाकैर्यस्तत्र श्राद्धमाचरेत् । स प्राप्नोति फलं कृत्स्नं राजसूयाश्वमेधयोः

Transliteration

kandamūlaphalaiḥ śākairyastatra śrāddhamācaret | sa prāpnoti phalaṃ kṛtsnaṃ rājasūyāśvamedhayoḥ

Translation

Quiconque y accomplit le Śrāddha avec des racines, des tubercules, des fruits et des légumes obtient le mérite entier des sacrifices Rājasūya et Aśvamedha.

Word by Word

• कन्दमूलफलैः: with bulbs, roots, and fruits
• कन्दमूलफलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्द + मूल + फल (प्रातिपदिक); कन्दमूलफल (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• शाकैः: with vegetables/greens
• शाकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

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

• आचरेत्: should perform
• आचरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्स्नम्: entire; complete
• कृत्स्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'फलम्')

• राजसूयाश्वमेधयोः: of the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha (sacrifices)
• राजसूयाश्वमेधयोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय + अश्वमेध (प्रातिपदिक); राजसूयाश्वमेध (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Dual)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Tīrthamāhātmya)

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha
• Kandamūla-phala-śāka
• Rājasūya
• Aśvamedha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, sattvic offerings made with faith at a powerful tīrtha can yield merits praised as equal to the grandest Vedic sacrifices.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The “tatra” indicates the same tīrtha described in this chapter’s Sthala-māhātmya (later linked with the Saptarṣis).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha at the tīrtha using roots, tubers, fruits, and vegetables as offerings.