Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

येऽत्र श्राद्धं करिष्यंति मानवाः सुसमाहिताः । सर्वदानफलं तेषां भुक्तिमुक्ती महात्मनाम्

Transliteration

ye'tra śrāddhaṃ kariṣyaṃti mānavāḥ susamāhitāḥ | sarvadānaphalaṃ teṣāṃ bhuktimuktī mahātmanām

Translation

Ceux qui, l’esprit recueilli, accompliront ici le śrāddha—ces grandes âmes obtiendront le fruit de tous les dons, avec la jouissance en ce monde et la délivrance (mokṣa).

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

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

• करिष्यन्ति: will perform
• करिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• मानवाः: people
• मानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सुसमाहिताः: well-composed, attentive
• सुसमाहिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग) + समाहित (सम्-आ-√धा, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) विशेषण

• सर्वदानफलम्: the fruit of all gifts
• सर्वदानफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम

• भुक्तिमुक्ती: enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्तिमुक्ती: Karma (Result/कर्म-फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), द्विवचन (Dual)

• महात्मनाम्: of great-souled (persons)
• महात्मनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Dharma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapilā-tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/householders (mānavāḥ) and Kapilā (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Focused śrāddha at the reservoir’s bank: a householder sits on kuśa grass, offers piṇḍa and water, feeds brāhmaṇas; the atmosphere is solemn and compassionate, oriented to ancestors and liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Kapilā-tīrtha
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring ancestors at a sanctified tīrtha integrates social duty with spiritual ascent, yielding both prosperity and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kapilā-tīrtha, where śrāddha is said to bestow exceptional results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāddha performed with focused mind (su-samāhita) at this tīrtha, granting sarva-dāna-phala and bhukti-mukti.