Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

यः श्राद्धं कुरुते तत्र चण्डीशस्य तु दक्षिणे । आकल्पं तृप्तिमायांति पितरस्तस्य भामिनि

Transliteration

yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute tatra caṇḍīśasya tu dakṣiṇe | ākalpaṃ tṛptimāyāṃti pitarastasya bhāmini

Translation

ഭാമിനി! അവിടെ ചണ്ഡീശന്റെ തെക്കുഭാഗത്ത് ആരെങ്കിലും ശ്രാദ്ധം ചെയ്താൽ, അവന്റെ പിതൃകൾ ഒരു മുഴുവൻ കല്പകാലം തൃപ്തി പ്രാപിക്കും।

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• kurute: performs
• kurute: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Ātmanepada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; deśa-avyaya (locative adverb)

• caṇḍīśasya: of Caṇḍīśa
• caṇḍīśasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṇḍīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• tu: indeed; but
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (emphasis/contrast)

• dakṣiṇe: on the southern side
• dakṣiṇe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.)/Puṃliṅga (m.) as ‘right/south side’; Saptamī-vibhakti (Locative/7th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• ākalpam: until the end of a kalpa
• ākalpam: Kālādhi-karaṇa (Time extent/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ākalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); used adverbially (kālādhyartha) ‘up to the end of a kalpa’

• tṛptim: satisfaction
• tṛptim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• āyānti: attain; come to
• āyānti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√yā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• pitaraḥ: the ancestors
• pitaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m./n.), Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• bhāmini: O lovely woman
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Sambodhana-vibhakti (Vocative), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

Implied Īśvara (Śiva), addressing Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caṇḍīśa-dakṣiṇa śrāddha-sthāna (within Prabhāsa)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as bhāmini)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim performs śrāddha on the southern side of the Caṇḍīśa shrine: darbha grass, piṇḍas, water libations; subtle ancestral figures appear satisfied in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍīśa
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage sanctifies duty—performing śrāddha at a powerful tīrtha brings lasting welfare to one’s ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The southern side of Caṇḍīśa within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha (ancestral rites) specifically at/near the southern side of Caṇḍīśa for enduring results.