Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

पितरस्तृप्तिमायांति यावच्चंद्रदिवाकरौ । शमीपत्रप्रमाणं तु पितॄनुद्दिश्य भक्तितः

Transliteration

pitarastṛptimāyāṃti yāvaccaṃdradivākarau | śamīpatrapramāṇaṃ tu pitṝnuddiśya bhaktitaḥ

Translation

ปิตฤทั้งหลายย่อมได้รับความอิ่มเอมตราบเท่าที่จันทร์และสุริยะดำรงอยู่ เมื่อมีผู้ถวายด้วยศรัทธา อุทิศแด่ปิตฤ แม้เพียงปริมาณเท่าใบชมี

Word by Word

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

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• आयान्ति: attain/come to
• आयान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/कालवाचक अव्यय (as long as)

• चन्द्रदिवाकरौ: the moon and the sun
• चन्द्रदिवाकरौ: Karta (Temporal reference/कर्ता-आश्रय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (चन्द्रः च दिवाकरः च)

• शमीपत्रप्रमाणम्: a measure equal to a śamī leaf
• शमीपत्रप्रमाणम्: Karma (Measure/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शमी (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1)/द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शम्याः पत्रस्य प्रमाणम् = measure of a śamī-leaf)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); अवधानार्थक

• पितॄन्: the ancestors
• पितॄन्: Sampradana (Intended recipients/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• उद्दिश्य: addressing/intending
• उद्दिश्य: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• भक्तितः: with devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/Manner/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘-तः’ (from/with, adverbial)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers a very small portion—symbolized by a śamī leaf—on a clean altar; above, subtle imagery of pitṛs receiving and becoming serene, with sun and moon depicted as witnesses of enduring time.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Candra
• Divākara (Sūrya)
• Śamī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti (devotional intent) is emphasized as the true measure of efficacy in ancestral offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate context remains Setu tīrtha within Setukhaṇḍa, where Pitṛ rites are being praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering (piṇḍa/tarpaṇa implied by context) dedicated to the Pitṛs, even as small as a śamī-leaf measure, performed with devotion.