Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

एतेऽस्माकं प्रदास्यंति कव्यं यन्निजवंशजैः । प्रदत्तं तेन संप्राप्ता वयं देव त्वदन्तिकम्

Transliteration

ete'smākaṃ pradāsyaṃti kavyaṃ yannijavaṃśajaiḥ | pradattaṃ tena saṃprāptā vayaṃ deva tvadantikam

Translation

Mereka ini akan memberikan kepada kami kavya yang dipersembahkan oleh keturunan mereka sendiri. Oleh pemberian itu, wahai Dewa, kami pun datang mendekati hadiratmu.

Word by Word

• एते: these (people)
• एते: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural)

• अस्माकम्: for us / of us
• अस्माकम्: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• प्रदास्यन्ति: will give
• प्रदास्यन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• कव्यं: funeral offering
• कव्यं: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

• यत्: which
• यत्: कर्म (Relative pronoun referring to kavya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

• निजवंशजैः: by their own descendants
• निजवंशजैः: कर्ता/करण (Agent in passive sense / means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज-वंशज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); समासः: निजः वंशः तस्मात् जाताः (born of one's own lineage)

• प्रदत्तम्: given
• प्रदत्तम्: क्रिया-विशेषण (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'given'

• तेन: thereby / therefore
• तेन: हेतु/करण (Cause/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental singular): 'by that/therefore'

• संप्राप्ताः: have arrived
• संप्राप्ताः: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'having reached/arrived'

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• देव: O god
• देव: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• त्वदन्तिकम्: to your presence
• त्वदन्तिकम्: कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य (Goal of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्-अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: त्वद् (युष्मद्-षष्ठी) + अन्तिकम् (near you)

Speaker

Pitṛs (ancestors)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pitṛs indicate living descendants who will offer kavya; the Pitṛs, strengthened by that gift, arrive at the deity’s threshold—suggesting a subtle, luminous pathway from ritual to divine court.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• vaṃśa (lineage)
• kavya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestral welfare is tied to lineage-duty: offerings made by one’s own descendants are central to pitṛ uplift and continuity of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the emphasis is on the pitṛ-rite mechanism often performed at tīrthas for enhanced efficacy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kavya offered by descendants (nija-vaṃśaja) is highlighted as the proper channel for pitṛ satisfaction.