Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

येऽत्र श्राद्धं करिष्यंति मानवाः सुसमाहिताः । सर्वदानफलं तेषां भुक्तिमुक्ती महात्मनाम्

Transliteration

ye'tra śrāddhaṃ kariṣyaṃti mānavāḥ susamāhitāḥ | sarvadānaphalaṃ teṣāṃ bhuktimuktī mahātmanām

Translation

ഇവിടെ ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തരായി ശ്രാദ്ധം ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യർക്ക്, ആ മഹാത്മാക്കൾക്ക്, സർവ്വദാനഫലം ലഭിക്കുകയും ഭുക്തിയും മുക്തിയും രണ്ടും സിദ്ധിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• करिष्यन्ति: will perform
• करिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• मानवाः: people
• मानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सुसमाहिताः: well-composed, attentive
• सुसमाहिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग) + समाहित (सम्-आ-√धा, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) विशेषण

• सर्वदानफलम्: the fruit of all gifts
• सर्वदानफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम

• भुक्तिमुक्ती: enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्तिमुक्ती: Karma (Result/कर्म-फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), द्विवचन (Dual)

• महात्मनाम्: of great-souled (persons)
• महात्मनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Dharma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapilā-tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/householders (mānavāḥ) and Kapilā (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Focused śrāddha at the reservoir’s bank: a householder sits on kuśa grass, offers piṇḍa and water, feeds brāhmaṇas; the atmosphere is solemn and compassionate, oriented to ancestors and liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Kapilā-tīrtha
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring ancestors at a sanctified tīrtha integrates social duty with spiritual ascent, yielding both prosperity and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kapilā-tīrtha, where śrāddha is said to bestow exceptional results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāddha performed with focused mind (su-samāhita) at this tīrtha, granting sarva-dāna-phala and bhukti-mukti.