Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

श्राद्धं कुर्य्यात्ततो भक्त्या एकचित्तः समाहितः । यथोक्तदक्षिणा दद्याद्रजतं रुक्ममेव च

Transliteration

śrāddhaṃ kuryyāttato bhaktyā ekacittaḥ samāhitaḥ | yathoktadakṣiṇā dadyādrajataṃ rukmameva ca

Translation

അതിനു ശേഷം ഭക്തിയോടെ ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തനായി സമാഹിതനായി ശ്രാദ്ധം ചെയ്യണം; ശാസ്ത്രോക്ത ദക്ഷിണയായി വെള്ളിയും സ്വർണ്ണവും ദാനം ചെയ്യണം।

Word by Word

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thereafter)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana/Hetu (With devotion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचन

• एकचित्तः: single-minded
• एकचित्तः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (एकं चित्तं यस्य)

• समाहितः: composed, concentrated
• समाहितः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• यथोक्तदक्षिणाः: fees as prescribed
• यथोक्तदक्षिणाः: Karma (Object—fees to be given)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त) + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास (यथोक्ताः) + ‘दक्षिणाः’ (fees)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन

• रजतम्: silver
• रजतम्: Karma (Object of giving)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन

• रुक्मम्: gold
• रुक्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Dvārakā performs śrāddha with focused mind; a brāhmaṇa receives dakṣiṇā—silver and gold—beside ritual vessels, darbha grass, and offerings for pitṛs.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha
• Dakṣiṇā
• Rajata (silver)
• Rukma (gold)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual sincerity and generosity (dakṣiṇā/dāna) are integral to dharma, especially in rites for the ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s tīrtha milieu in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, where śrāddha is recommended after the holy bath.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha with devotion and give the prescribed dakṣiṇā, specifically mentioning silver and gold.