Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

य इदं श्रावयेच्छ्राद्धे विप्राणां भुञ्जतां नृप । मुदं प्रयान्ति संहृष्टाः पितरस्तस्य सर्वशः

Transliteration

ya idaṃ śrāvayecchrāddhe viprāṇāṃ bhuñjatāṃ nṛpa | mudaṃ prayānti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ pitarastasya sarvaśaḥ

Translation

Wahai Raja, sesiapa yang membacakan ini dalam upacara śrāddha ketika para brāhmaṇa sedang menjamah hidangan—para Pitṛ (leluhur)nya bersukacita di segenap penjuru, penuh kegembiraan.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; relative pronoun (यः = who)

• idam: this (text/recitation)
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• śrāvayet: should cause to be heard / recite aloud
• śrāvayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: णिच् (causative) प्रयोग; विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śrāddhe: at/in the śrāddha rite
• śrāddhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; locative

• viprāṇām: of the brāhmaṇas
• viprāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; genitive

• bhuñjatām: of those eating / while (they) eat
• bhuñjatām: Sambandha/Adhikaraṇa (सम्बन्ध/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle) ‘bhuñjat’; षष्ठी बहुवचन (genitive plural) used as ‘while they are eating’

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• mudam: joy
• mudam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• prayānti: go/attain
• prayānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• saṃhṛṣṭāḥ: delighted
• saṃhṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) past participle; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate adjective

• pitaraḥ: the ancestors (pitṛs)
• pitaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• sarvaśaḥ: in every way / entirely
• sarvaśaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda (contextual, as the māhātmya being recited)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: नृप (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha setting: brāhmaṇas seated in a row eating from leaf-plates; a reciter chants the māhātmya; unseen Pitṛs in subtle form rejoice around, showering blessings.

Characters & Entities

• Nṛpa (King)
• Vipras (Brāhmaṇas)
• Pitṛs
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred recitation integrated into śrāddha strengthens ancestral well-being and brings joy to the Pitṛs.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The text being recited is the Śūlabheda Māhātmya from the Revā Khaṇḍa; the merit is applied within śrāddha context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāvaṇa/śrāvaṇa-vidhi: have this passage recited during śrāddha while brāhmaṇas partake of the meal.