Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ते सर्वे च पृथक्त्वेन निर्दिष्टाः पद्मयोनिना । संध्यातर्पणकृत्यानि वैश्वदेवोद्भवानि च । श्राद्धानि पक्षकृत्यानि पितृपिंडांस्तथैव च

Transliteration

te sarve ca pṛthaktvena nirdiṣṭāḥ padmayoninā | saṃdhyātarpaṇakṛtyāni vaiśvadevodbhavāni ca | śrāddhāni pakṣakṛtyāni pitṛpiṃḍāṃstathaiva ca

Translation

అన్నిటినీ పద్మయోని బ్రహ్మా వేరువేరుగా నిర్దేశించాడు—సంధ్యా, తర్పణ కర్తవ్యాలు, వైశ్వదేవ సంబంధిత కర్మలు, శ్రాద్ధక్రియలు, పక్షకృత్యాలు మరియు పితృలకు పిండదానమూ।

Word by Word

• te: they/those
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with te)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• pṛthaktvena: separately, individually
• pṛthaktvena: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthaktva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; भाववाचक-नाम (used adverbially)

• nirdiṣṭāḥ: were specified/indicated
• nirdiṣṭāḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√diś (दिश् धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय-विशेषणम्

• padmayoninā: by the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• padmayoninā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma-yoni (प्रातिपदिक); padma + yoni
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देशः

• saṃdhyātarpaṇakṛtyāni: the duties of twilight worship and libations
• saṃdhyātarpaṇakṛtyāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdhyā-tarpaṇa-kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक); saṃdhyā + tarpaṇa + kṛtya
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), बहुवचनम्; कर्मकृत्य-नाम

• vaiśvadevodbhavāni: arising from the Vaiśvadeva rite
• vaiśvadevodbhavāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiśvadeva-udbhava (प्रातिपदिक); vaiśvadeva + udbhava
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying kṛtyāni)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• śrāddhāni: Śrāddha rites
• śrāddhāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• pakṣakṛtyāni: fortnightly duties/rites
• pakṣakṛtyāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣa-kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक); pakṣa + kṛtya
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• pitṛpiṃḍān: ancestral rice-balls (piṇḍas)
• pitṛpiṃḍān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ-piṃḍa (प्रातिपदिक); pitṛ + piṃḍa
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचनम्

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā (Padmayoni) instructs assembled dvijas, enumerating sandhyā, tarpaṇa, vaiśvadeva, śrāddha, pakṣa rites, and piṇḍa offerings; ritual implements—kuśa, water-pot, ladles, piṇḍa plates—are visible.

Characters & Entities

• Padmayoni (Brahmā)
• Sandhyā
• Tarpaṇa
• Vaiśvadeva
• Śrāddha
• Pitṛ
• Piṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The greatness of a Tīrtha is fulfilled through disciplined daily worship and ancestral rites—linking personal piety with gratitude to forebears.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context indicates a pilgrimage setting where these rites are to be performed; the verse spotlights the ritual program rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sandhyā worship, tarpaṇa, Vaiśvadeva-related rites, śrāddha, fortnightly observances, and offering piṇḍas to the Pitṛs.