Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ये केचित्प्रेतरूपेण वर्त्तंते पितरो मम । ते सर्वे तृप्तिमायांतु पिंडेनानेन सर्वदा

Transliteration

ye kecitpretarūpeṇa varttaṃte pitaro mama | te sarve tṛptimāyāṃtu piṃḍenānena sarvadā

Translation

Quels que soient mes ancêtres qui subsistent sous la forme de preta, que tous, par cette offrande de piṇḍa, obtiennent la satisfaction à jamais.

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• प्रेतरूपेण: in the form of a preta (departed spirit)
• प्रेतरूपेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन/प्रकारवाचक (in the form/guise of)

• वर्तन्ते: exist/are present/continue
• वर्तन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पितरः: ancestors/fathers
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ते)

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction/contentment
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object of motion/attainment)

• आयान्तु: may (they) come/attain
• आयान्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पिण्डेन: by the piṇḍa (funeral offering)
• पिण्डेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; साधन (means)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पिण्डेन)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kāla (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 translucent preta-form ancestor stands near the offering place, appearing hungry and restless; as the piṇḍa is offered, the figure becomes calm, luminous, and gradually assumes a more peaceful ancestral form.

Characters & Entities

• Preta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The rite is intended to relieve unsettled departed beings (preta-state) and restore them toward peace and upliftment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as efficacious for preta-śānti and pitṛ satisfaction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Piṇḍa-dāna specifically dedicated to ancestors who may be in the preta condition.