Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तत्र श्राद्धं करिष्यंति शाकैर्मूलफलेन वा । भविष्यति कृतं श्राद्धं सर्वतीर्थेषु वै शुभे

Transliteration

tatra śrāddhaṃ kariṣyaṃti śākairmūlaphalena vā | bhaviṣyati kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu vai śubhe

Translation

吉祥なる者よ、そこでシャーラッダ（śrāddha）を行うなら、たとえ青菜や根や果実のみであっても、そのシャーラッダはあらゆる聖なるティールタで行ったのと等しいとみなされる。

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्यय

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम्

• kariṣyanti: will perform
• kariṣyanti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (करणे)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• śākaiḥ: with vegetables
• śākaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-बहुवचनम्; करणम्

• mūla-phalena: with roots and fruits
• mūla-phalena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-एकवचनम्; करणम्; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (roots and fruits)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्ययम् (disjunctive particle)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भवने)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• kṛtam: done/performed
• kṛtam: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त, √kṛ करणे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; 'श्राद्धम्' इति विशेषणम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (done/performed)

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• sarva-tīrtheṣu: in all sacred places
• sarva-tīrtheṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-बहुवचनम्; अधिकरणम्; 'सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (emphatic particle)

• śubhe: O auspicious one
• śubhe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubhā/śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-एकवचनम्; (स्त्री-सम्बोधन)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kardamālā

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble śrāddha at the tīrtha using greens, roots, and fruits; a small leaf-plate offering; the sacred water nearby; unseen ‘all tīrthas’ symbolized as a cosmic mandala.

Characters & Entities

• Kardamālā
• Śrāddha
• Sarva-tīrtha (all holy places)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincerity and the sanctity of place can make even simple offerings spiritually complete and highly meritorious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kardamālā-tīrtha in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing śrāddha at the tīrtha, even using śāka (greens), mūla (roots), or phala (fruits).