Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततः पादौ परिस्पृष्ट्वा द्विजस्येदमुदीरयेत् । श्रद्धा पूतेन मनसा पितृभक्तिपरायणः

Transliteration

tataḥ pādau parispṛṣṭvā dvijasyedamudīrayet | śraddhā pūtena manasā pitṛbhaktiparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

Kemudian, setelah menyentuh kaki dvija (Brāhmaṇa) dengan penuh hormat, hendaklah ia melafazkan yang berikut—dengan hati yang disucikan oleh śraddhā, sepenuhnya berserah dalam bhakti kepada para leluhur.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (ablatival adverb: ‘thereafter’)

• पादौ: (two) feet
• पादौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; द्विवचन (Accusative dual)

• परिस्पृष्ट्वा: having touched
• परिस्पृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वकाले क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having touched’

• द्विजस्य: of the Brahmin
• द्विजस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• इदम्: this (statement)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• उदीरयेत्: should utter/recite
• उदीरयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√ईर्/√ईरय् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should utter)

• श्रद्धा: faith
• श्रद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• पूतेन: with purified
• पूतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूत (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘to purify’ से निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Instrumental singular); विशेषणम् ‘मनसा’

• मनसा: with mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• पितृभक्तिपरायणः: devoted to devotion to the ancestors
• पितृभक्तिपरायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ-भक्ति-परायण (प्रातिपदिक; पितृ + भक्ति + परायण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; ‘पितृषु भक्तौ परायणः’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya instructional discourse style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee bows and touches the feet of a seated Brāhmaṇa, then raises hands in añjali, preparing to recite the pitṛ-invocation with a serene, faith-purified expression.

Characters & Entities

• Dvipra (Brāhmaṇa)
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrāddha becomes fruitful through humility, faith (śraddhā), and focused Pitṛ-devotion, not merely through external ritual.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tīrthamāhātmya ritual section; it does not specify a named tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Touch the invited Brāhmaṇa’s feet respectfully and then recite the prescribed invocation with a purified, faithful mind.