Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

पितृवंशे मृता ये च मातृवंशे तथैव च । गुरुश्वशुरबंधूनां ये चान्ये बांधवा मृताः

Transliteration

pitṛvaṃśe mṛtā ye ca mātṛvaṃśe tathaiva ca | guruśvaśurabaṃdhūnāṃ ye cānye bāṃdhavā mṛtāḥ

Translation

ମୋ ପିତୃବଂଶରେ ଯେମାନେ ମୃତ୍ୟୁବରଣ କରିଛନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ସେହିପରି ମାତୃବଂଶରେ ମଧ୍ୟ; ମୋ ଗୁରୁଜନ, ଶ୍ୱଶୁର-ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀ ଓ ଅନ୍ୟ ଯେ କେହି ବନ୍ଧୁ ମୃତ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି—

Word by Word

• पितृवंशे: in the paternal lineage
• पितृवंशे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the lineage)

• मृताः: dead
• मृताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृ (धातु) → मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ये)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• मातृवंशे: in the maternal lineage
• मातृवंशे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• गुरु: teacher/elder
• गुरु: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• श्वशुर: father-in-law
• श्वशुर: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वशुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग

• बन्धूनाम्: of (my) gurus, fathers-in-law, and kinsmen
• बन्धूनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः: गुरु + श्वशुर + बन्धूनाम्

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (बान्धवाः)

• बान्धवाः: relatives
• बान्धवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मृताः: dead
• मृताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृ (धातु) → मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (बान्धवाः)

Speaker

Ritual officiant/pilgrim reciting the piṇḍa-dāna saṅkalpa within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narration (speaker not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa performs saṅkalpa, mentally enumerating paternal and maternal ancestors and deceased relations (guru, father-in-law, kin), with ritual vessels and piṇḍa materials arranged near a sacred water-edge.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma widens remembrance: honoring the dead includes both lineages and respected relational bonds like gurus and in-laws.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where śrāddha intentions are framed broadly for many categories of the departed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A saṅkalpa (dedicatory intention) that includes paternal, maternal, guru, and in-law lineages within pitṛ offerings.