Shloka 4 - Adhyaya 217 - Tirtha Mahatmya - Nagara Khanda | Japanese | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

स्वकर्मोपार्जितैर्वित्तैः श्राद्धकार्याणि चाहरेत् । मायादिभिर्न चौर्येण न च्छलाप्तैर्न वंचनैः । स्ववृत्त्योपार्जितैर्वित्तैः श्राद्धद्रव्यं समाहरेत् । सुप्रतिग्रहजैर्द्रव्यैर्ब्राह्मणानां विशिष्यते

Transliteration

svakarmopārjitairvittaiḥ śrāddhakāryāṇi cāharet | māyādibhirna cauryeṇa na cchalāptairna vaṃcanaiḥ | svavṛttyopārjitairvittaiḥ śrāddhadravyaṃ samāharet | supratigrahajairdravyairbrāhmaṇānāṃ viśiṣyate

Translation

シュラーダ（Śrāddha）の供物は、自らの正しい業によって得た財で整えるべきである。欺きによらず、盗みによらず、策謀で得た不正の利によらず、また詐取によってもならない。正命によって得た財をもって、シュラーダの資具を集めよ。ブラーフマナにとっては、正しく咎めなき受納（supratigraha）によって得た品が、とりわけ称賛される。

Word by Word

स्वकर्म-उपार्जितैःwith (wealth) earned by one’s own work

वित्तैःwith wealth

श्राद्ध-कार्याणिśrāddha duties/rites

चand

आहरेत्should bring/collect

माया-आदिभिःby deceit and the like

नnot

चौर्येणby theft

नnor

छल-आप्तैःwith (wealth) obtained by fraud

नnor

वंचनैःby cheating

स्ववृत्ति-उपार्जितैःwith (wealth) earned by one’s own livelihood

वित्तैःwith wealth

श्राद्ध-द्रव्यम्materials for śrāddha

समाहरेत्should gather/collect

सु-प्रतिग्रह-जैःwith (goods) arising from good/legitimate acceptance (gifts)

द्रव्यैःwith substances/wealth

ब्राह्मणानाम्of brāhmaṇas

विशिष्यतेis especially distinguished/superior

Speaker

Bhartṛyajña (contextual continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ānarta (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Didactic tableau showing two paths: on one side honest labor and lawful earnings gathered for Śrāddha; on the other, shadowy figures of theft/deceit rejected—emphasizing moral economy.

Characters & Entities

Bhartṛyajña

Pitṛs

Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual merit depends on moral purity: offerings for ancestors must be supported by honest livelihood, not by unethical gain.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides universal dharma for Śrāddha within a tīrtha-oriented section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Gather Śrāddha requisites only from rightful earnings; explicitly avoid wealth obtained through deceit, theft, fraud, or cheating; brāhmaṇas should use blamelessly accepted resources.