Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
Devanagari script
पुत्रान्वांछति योऽभीष्टान्सुशीलान्वंशमंडनान् । पञ्चम्यां तेन कर्तव्यं सदा श्राद्धं नराधिप
Transliteration
putrānvāṃchati yo'bhīṣṭānsuśīlānvaṃśamaṃḍanān | pañcamyāṃ tena kartavyaṃ sadā śrāddhaṃ narādhipa
Translation
ହେ ନରାଧିପ, ଯେ ପ୍ରିୟ, ସୁଶୀଳ ଓ ବଂଶର ଭୂଷଣ ସଦୃଶ ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆକାଂକ୍ଷା କରେ, ସେ ପଞ୍ଚମୀ ଦିନ ସଦା ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ କରୁ।
Word by Word
putrānsons
putrān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootputra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
vāṃchatidesires
vāṃchati:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvāñch (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
yaḥhe who
yaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधकः
abhīṣṭāndesired
abhīṣṭān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootabhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (putrān)
suśīlānwell-conducted/virtuous
suśīlān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu- (उपसर्ग) + śīla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु + शील)
vaṃśa-maṃḍanānornaments of the lineage
vaṃśa-maṃḍanān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootvaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक) + maṃḍana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (vaṃśasya maṃḍanāḥ)
pañcamyāmon the fifth (tithi)
pañcamyām:
Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (on the fifth tithi)
tenaby him/therefore
tena:
Kartr̥-sahakārī (Agent-associated/करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया, एकवचन
kartavyamshould be done
kartavyam:
Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु) + tavya (कृत्प्रत्यय)
Formकृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
sadāalways
sadā:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsadā (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)
śrāddhamśrāddha rite
śrāddham:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
narādhipaO king/lord of men
narādhipa:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootnara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (narāṇām adhipaḥ)
Speaker
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic instruction to a king; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
FAQs
Care for the Pitṛs through śrāddha is portrayed as sustaining dharma across generations and strengthening the family line.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
Śrāddha is prescribed on Pañcamī (fifth lunar day) for those seeking virtuous progeny.