Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

श्राद्धं न कुरुते यस्तु भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा । निराशास्तस्य पितरः प्रयांति कुपिताः कपे

Transliteration

śrāddhaṃ na kurute yastu bhaktiyuktena cetasā | nirāśāstasya pitaraḥ prayāṃti kupitāḥ kape

Translation

แต่ผู้ใดไม่ประกอบศราทธะด้วยจิตที่ประกอบด้วยภักติ โอ้กปิ บรรพชนของเขาย่อมจากไปด้วยความผิดหวังและความกริ้ว

Word by Word

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

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• कुरुते: does/performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (but/indeed)

• भक्तियुक्तेन: with devotion-endowed
• भक्तियुक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करणत्वे विशेषणम् (with devotion-endowed)

• चेतसा: with mind
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• निराशाः: hopeless/disappointed
• निराशाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• पितरः: ancestors/fathers
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• प्रयान्ति: depart/go away
• प्रयान्ति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुपिताः: angry
• कुपिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √कुप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• कपे: O monkey (Hanuman)
• कपे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Rāma (addressing Hanūmān as kapi)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hanūmat-kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Hanūmān (addressed ‘kape’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at the kuṇḍa-bank hesitates; in a subtle, visionary layer, pitṛs appear with downcast faces turning away, indicating disappointment; Hanūmān listens as Rāma admonishes.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanūmān (Kapi)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestral duties are part of dharma; devotion-filled śrāddha sustains the pitṛs, while neglect brings spiritual harm and displeasure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Setu sacred zone; the surrounding verses focus on Hanūmat-kuṇḍa tīrtha practices.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing śrāddha with bhakti (devotional intent).