Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

यच्छ्रेयो जायते पुंसः पक्षश्राद्धेन पार्थिव । कृतेन तत्फलं कृत्स्नं तस्मिन्नहनि पार्थिव

Transliteration

yacchreyo jāyate puṃsaḥ pakṣaśrāddhena pārthiva | kṛtena tatphalaṃ kṛtsnaṃ tasminnahani pārthiva

Translation

Apa jua kesejahteraan yang timbul bagi seseorang melalui pelaksanaan śrāddha dwimingguan, wahai raja—dengan melakukannya pada hari itu, seluruh buah pahalanya diperoleh, wahai raja.

Word by Word

• यत्: which/whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म) / Subject-complement
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative)

• श्रेयः: benefit, merit
• श्रेयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जायते: arises/is produced
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पुंसः: of a man
• पुंसः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस्/पुम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• पक्षश्राद्धेन: by the fortnightly śrāddha
• पक्षश्राद्धेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पक्षे कृतं श्राद्धम्)

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• कृतेन: by (it) being performed
• कृतेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; (श्राद्धेन) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; 'done/performed'

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; फलम् इति विशेषणम्

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कृत्स्नम्: entire, complete
• कृत्स्नम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; फलम् इति विशेषणम्

• तस्मिन्: on that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अहनि: day
• अहनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Unnamed narrator/teacher addressing a king (pārthiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: pārthiva (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal patron listens as a sage explains that a single observance day can yield the full benefit of pakṣa-śrāddha; attendants prepare simple offerings near a tīrtha ghat.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha
• Pitṛs (implied)
• pārthiva (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain sacred days/contexts concentrate ritual merit, making a single well-timed act yield the full benefit of recurring observances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within a Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-mahātmya discourse; the line highlights the day’s potency rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the prescribed pitṛ-related act on that specific day to gain the complete fruit comparable to pakṣa-śrāddha.