Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तदस्माकं विभागं चेद्यूयं यच्छत सत्तमाः । सर्वे कव्यस्य दत्तस्य तत्कुर्मो वै हितं शुभम्

Transliteration

tadasmākaṃ vibhāgaṃ cedyūyaṃ yacchata sattamāḥ | sarve kavyasya dattasya tatkurmo vai hitaṃ śubham

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് ഹേ സത്തമന്മാരേ, നിങ്ങൾ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് യഥോചിതമായ വിഭാഗം നൽകുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, നൽകിയ കാവ്യം (ശ്രാദ്ധദാനം) എന്നതിനുള്ള പ്രത്യുപകാരമായി ഞങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും ഹിതവും ശുഭവും വരുത്തുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യും।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• विभागम्: share, portion
• विभागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle ‘if’)

• यूयम्: you (pl.)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• यच्छत: give
• यच्छत: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुरूपम्—यच्छत (give)

• सत्तमाः: O best of the good
• सत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रयुक्तम् (vocative sense)

• सर्वे: all (of us)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• कव्यस्य: of the oblation for ancestors (kavya)
• कव्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दत्तस्य: given
• दत्तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘given’—कव्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुर्मः: we do / we shall do
• कुर्मः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• हितम्: benefit, welfare
• हितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘good/benefit’

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; हितस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Pitṛgaṇa (Ancestors), requesting their due portion

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (king) implied by subsequent verses

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of Pitṛs, subtle and radiant, petition for their rightful share of the śrāddha-kavya; the human performer stands with kuśa and water-vessel, the atmosphere solemn and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Kavya (śrāddha offering)
• Pitṛs (Ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rites are reciprocal in Purāṇic dharma: when ancestors receive their due share, they become a source of welfare and auspiciousness for the family.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse highlights śrāddha-dharma within the tīrtha-framework; it does not name a particular location in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give the proper ‘vibhāga’ (portion) of kavya—i.e., śrāddha offerings/tarpaṇa dedicated to the Pitṛs.