Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

अथ येऽत्र दुरात्मानो निःशंकाः कृपणात्मकाः । कलिना मोहिताः श्राद्धं वत्सरांतेऽपि नो ददुः

Transliteration

atha ye'tra durātmāno niḥśaṃkāḥ kṛpaṇātmakāḥ | kalinā mohitāḥ śrāddhaṃ vatsarāṃte'pi no daduḥ

Translation

എന്നാൽ ഇവിടെ ദുഷ്ടമനസ്സുള്ളവർ, ലജ്ജയില്ലാത്തവർ, കൃപണസ്വഭാവികൾ—കലിയാൽ മോഹിതരായി—വത്സരാന്തത്തിലും ശ്രാദ്ധം നൽകുന്നില്ല।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अनन्तरार्थकः (then/now)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb: here)

• दुरात्मानः: wicked people
• दुरात्मानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; दुर् + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (दुष्ट आत्मा यस्य/दुरात्मा = wicked person)

• निःशङ्काः: without fear/doubt
• निःशङ्काः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःशङ्क (प्रातिपदिक; निः + शङ्का)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (दुरात्मानः); कर्मधारयः (शङ्का-रहिताः)

• कृपणात्मकाः: miserly by nature
• कृपणात्मकाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपण-आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक; कृपण + आत्मक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (कृपणः आत्मा/स्वभावः येषाम्)

• कलिना: by Kali (the age/personified)
• कलिना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• मोहिताः: deluded
• मोहिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोहित (प्रातिपदिक; √मुह्, PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (दुरात्मानः)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• वत्सरान्ते: at the end of the year
• वत्सरान्ते: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सर-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक; वत्सर + अन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (वत्सरस्य अन्ते)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधानार्थकः (even)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम्

• ददुः: gave
• ददुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrative voice within Bhartṛyajña’s account (speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bleak Kali-yuga household scene: descendants ignore ritual offerings; unseen pitṛs linger in want, the atmosphere heavy with neglect and moral dimness.

Characters & Entities

• Kali
• Śrāddha
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kali-yuga amplifies miserliness and negligence; failing to perform śrāddha is portrayed as a serious lapse in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It negatively highlights the omission of year-end śrāddha, implying it should be performed.