Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

श्राद्धं कृत्वा पर श्राद्धे योऽश्नीयाज्ज्ञानवर्जितः । दातुः श्राद्धफलं नास्ति भोक्ता किल्बिषभुग्भवेत्

Transliteration

śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā para śrāddhe yo'śnīyājjñānavarjitaḥ | dātuḥ śrāddhaphalaṃ nāsti bhoktā kilbiṣabhugbhavet

Translation

ເມື່ອໄດ້ປະກອບພິທີສຣາດທະ (śrāddha) ຂອງຕົນແລ້ວ ຖ້າຜູ້ຂາດປັນຍາໄປກິນໃນສຣາດທະຂອງຄົນອື່ນ ຜູ້ຖວາຍທານຈະບໍ່ໄດ້ຜົນແຫ່ງສຣາດທະ ແລະຜູ້ກິນຈະເປັນຜູ້ເສວຍບາບ.

Word by Word

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), धातु: √kṛ (करणे)

• para-śrāddhe: in another śrāddha (rite)
• para-śrāddhe: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (परं श्राद्धम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• aśnīyāt: should eat
• aśnīyāt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: aś (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: √aś (अशने/भक्षणे)

• jñāna-varjitaḥ: devoid of knowledge
• jñāna-varjitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + varjita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < varj (धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (ज्ञानवर्जित = ज्ञानरहित), भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• dātuḥ: of the giver
• dātuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• śrāddha-phalam: the fruit of śrāddha
• śrāddha-phalam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (श्राद्धस्य फलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• asti: exists/is
• asti: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present/वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: √as

• bhoktā: the eater/consumer
• bhoktā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoktṛ (प्रातिपदिक) < bhuj (धातु)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-प्रातिपदिक (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kilbiṣa-bhuk: sin-eating; one who incurs sin
• kilbiṣa-bhuk: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kilbiṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhuj (धातु)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष; कृदन्त (क्विप्/शतृ-प्राय: भुक् = भुङ्क्ते इति), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: √bhū (भवने)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha in Kāśī: a donor offers piṇḍas and water to pitṛs; a learned brāhmaṇa advises that a recently-performed-śrāddha participant should refrain; the donor’s offering remains protected; the would-be eater steps back in humility.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrāddha is a sacred duty; its merit depends on proper knowledge, intention, and disciplined participation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s dharma-teaching; it supports the broader sanctity of performing ancestral rites in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Guidance on śrāddha-bhojana propriety: avoiding improper eating at others’ śrāddhas after one’s own, when lacking discernment.