Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

यो यं काममभिध्याय श्राद्धमत्र करिष्यति । श्रावणे पौर्णमास्यां च स तं सर्वमवा प्स्यति

Transliteration

yo yaṃ kāmamabhidhyāya śrāddhamatra kariṣyati | śrāvaṇe paurṇamāsyāṃ ca sa taṃ sarvamavā psyati

Translation

«Quiconque, méditant un désir particulier, accomplit ici le Śrāddha — surtout au jour de pleine lune de Śrāvaṇa — obtiendra entièrement le fruit de ce désir.»

Word by Word

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

• यम्: which/that
• यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कामम्: desire
• कामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभिध्याय: having contemplated
• अभिध्याय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि + ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having meditated upon)

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• करिष्यति: will perform
• करिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• श्रावणे: in (the month of) Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon day
• पौर्णमास्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णमासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying implied फलम्/that desire)

• अवाप्स्यति: will obtain
• अवाप्स्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āśrama-śrāddha-sthāna (name not specified)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim performs śrāddha near sacred water within the āśrama precinct: darbha grass, piṇḍa offerings, water libations, brāhmaṇas seated, full moon rising in Śrāvaṇa sky.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Śrāddha
• Śrāvaṇa
• Paurṇamāsī
• Pitṛs (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rites performed with focused intention at an empowered tīrtha yield assured results, reflecting the potency of place and time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The kāmaprada āśrama-tīrtha described in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, where Śrāddha is said to fulfill desires.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Śrāddha at this site, particularly on Śrāvaṇa Paurṇamāsī (full moon of the month Śrāvaṇa), while contemplating the intended goal.