Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

संततिं चाप्यविच्छिन्नामस्मै दास्यंति तर्पिताः । पार्वती च प्रसन्ना स्यान्महदैश्वर्यदायिनी

Transliteration

saṃtatiṃ cāpyavicchinnāmasmai dāsyaṃti tarpitāḥ | pārvatī ca prasannā syānmahadaiśvaryadāyinī

Translation

തർപ്പണത്താൽ തൃപ്തരായ പിതൃകൾ അവനു മുറിയാത്ത സന്തതി-പരമ്പര നൽകും; ദേവി പാർവതിയും പ്രസന്നയായി മഹത്തായ ഐശ്വര്യവും അധിപത്യ-സമ്പത്തും അനുഗ്രഹിക്കും।

Word by Word

• संततिम्: progeny, lineage
• संततिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle)

• अविच्छिन्नाम्: unbroken, uninterrupted
• अविच्छिन्नाम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविच्छिन्न (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण, √छिद् (धातु) + वि + न + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (संततिम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• दास्यन्ति: they will give / they give
• दास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तर्पिताः: satisfied, gratified
• तर्पिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तर्पित (कृदन्त; √तृप् (धातु) + णिच्? / causative sense + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृवाच्य-विशेषण (दास्यन्ति इति कर्तॄणाम्)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रसन्ना: pleased, gracious
• प्रसन्ना: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (पार्वती)

• स्यात्: may be / would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महत्-ऐश्वर्य-दायिनी: giver of great prosperity/power
• महत्-ऐश्वर्य-दायिनी: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिनी (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) + णिनि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः): ‘महद् ऐश्वर्यं ददाति’ इति; विधेय-विशेषण (पार्वती)

Speaker

Deductive: Skanda (Kārttikeya) speaking within Setukhaṇḍa narration

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra / Setubandha tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder at a sea-shore tīrtha performs tarpaṇa with kuśa grass and sesame-water; pitṛs appear subtly in the sky receiving offerings; Pārvatī, serene and benevolent, bestows a shower of prosperity symbols (grain, gold, auspicious vessels).

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring and satisfying the ancestors through prescribed rites supports dharma in the family line and invites divine grace and prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region (Setukhaṇḍa/Setu Māhātmya) is the broader sacred geography framing the teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pitṛ-tarpaṇa/śrāddha-type offerings that ‘satisfy’ the ancestors, yielding lineage and prosperity.