Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

द्वादश्यां तु तिथौ मर्त्यः कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं महालयम् । तस्य लक्ष्मीपतिः साक्षात्प्रसीदति जनार्दनः

Transliteration

dvādaśyāṃ tu tithau martyaḥ kuryācchrāddhaṃ mahālayam | tasya lakṣmīpatiḥ sākṣātprasīdati janārdanaḥ

Translation

หากมนุษย์ประกอบมหาลยะศราทธะในวันทวาทศีติถีแล้ว พระชนารทนะผู้เป็นพระสวามีแห่งพระลักษมีทรงพอพระทัยโดยตรง

Word by Word

• द्वादश्याम्: on the twelfth (lunar day)
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• तिथौ: on the tithi (lunar date)
• तिथौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• मर्त्यः: a mortal man
• मर्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• महालयम्: the Mahālaya (śrāddha)
• महालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महालय (प्रातिपदिक; महा + आलय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (great abode; here: Mahālaya-śrāddha)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लक्ष्मीपतिः: Lord of Lakṣmī (Viṣṇu)
• लक्ष्मीपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मीपति (प्रातिपदिक; लक्ष्मी + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (husband of Lakṣmī)

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: directly, manifestly)

• प्रसीदति: is pleased
• प्रसीदति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Dvādaśī in Mahālaya, a devotee performs śrāddha; Janārdana appears or is felt as a radiant presence, indicating direct pleasure.

Characters & Entities

• Dvādaśī
• Mahālaya
• Janārdana
• Lakṣmīpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pitṛ devotion harmonizes with bhakti; by honoring ancestors, one gains the direct favor of Janārdana (Viṣṇu).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu (Setukhaṇḍa), a pilgrimage zone where śrāddha is said to yield divine approval.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Mahālaya Śrāddha on Dvādaśī tithi.