Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

श्राद्धं च कारयेत्तत्र ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः । सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णैः कुलीनैर्गृहपालकैः

Transliteration

śrāddhaṃ ca kārayettatra brāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ | sarvalakṣaṇasampūrṇaiḥ kulīnairgṛhapālakaiḥ

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ବେଦପାରଙ୍ଗତ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ କରାଇବ—ଯେମାନେ ସମସ୍ତ ସଦ୍ଲକ୍ଷଣରେ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ, କୁଳୀନ ଓ ଗୃହଧର୍ମପାଳକ।

Word by Word

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (śrāddha rite)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• कारयेत्: should have (it) performed
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative: कारय]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative: should have performed/should cause to be done

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• ब्राह्मणैः: by Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by Brahmins)

• वेदपारगैः: versed in the Vedas
• वेदपारगैः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; ‘versed in the Veda’ (qualifying ब्राह्मणैः)

• सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णैः: endowed with all qualities
• सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णैः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लक्षण + सम्पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; ‘complete with all marks/qualities’ (qualifying ब्राह्मणैः)

• कुलीनैः: noble-born
• कुलीनैः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुलीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; ‘of noble lineage’ (qualifying ब्राह्मणैः)

• गृहपालकैः: householders
• गृहपालकैः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृह + पालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; ‘household-maintainers/householders’ (qualifying ब्राह्मणैः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (in dialogue; section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hanūmanteśvara (Revā-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha setting near a sacred precinct: seated brāhmaṇas with kuśa grass, water vessels, and ritual plates; the patron offers with humility; atmosphere solemn and compassionate toward ancestors.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestral rites gain strength when performed at a tīrtha with properly qualified officiants.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-kṣetra setting of Revā Khaṇḍa, where śrāddha is recommended.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arrange śrāddha to be performed by Veda-learned, well-conducted Brāhmaṇas of good standing.