Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

अस्मदीयं सदा नाम कीर्तनीयमसंशयम् । श्राद्धकृत्येषु सर्वेषु यथा तेन समा वयम् । भवामस्त्वत्प्रसादेन सांप्रतं चित्रशर्मणा

Transliteration

asmadīyaṃ sadā nāma kīrtanīyamasaṃśayam | śrāddhakṛtyeṣu sarveṣu yathā tena samā vayam | bhavāmastvatprasādena sāṃprataṃ citraśarmaṇā

Translation

ขอให้นามของพวกเราด้วย ถูกสวดสรรเสริญอยู่เสมอโดยปราศจากข้อสงสัย และในพิธีศราทธะทั้งปวง ด้วยพระกรุณาของท่าน ขอให้บัดนี้พวกเราเสมอด้วยจิตรศรมัน

Word by Word

• अस्मदीयम्: our (belonging to us)
• अस्मदीयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मदीय (प्रातिपदिक; अस्मद्-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• नाम: indeed; namely
• नाम: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/पदार्थ-निर्देशक-अव्यय (particle: 'indeed/namely')

• कीर्तनीयम्: to be praised/recited
• कीर्तनीयम्: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तनीय (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/कीर्तय् (धातु) + अनीय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्; अनीय-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: 'to be praised/recited')

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + संशय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण; नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative)

• श्राद्धकृत्येषु: in the rites of śrāddha
• श्राद्धकृत्येषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्धकृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; श्राद्ध + कृत्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्राद्धस्य कृत्यानि)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• यथा: as; so that
• यथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (conjunction/adverb: 'as/so that')

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• समाः: equal
• समाः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• भवामः: we become / may we be
• भवामः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• त्वत्प्रसादेन: by your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्वत्-प्रसादः = 'your grace')

• सांप्रतम्: now; at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'now/at present')

• चित्रशर्मणा: by (the brāhmaṇa) Citraśarman
• चित्रशर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; व्यक्तिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; नकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक (शर्मन्)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas with folded hands petition the Lord for perpetual remembrance of their names in śrāddha rites, seeking equality with the revered Citraśarman; ritual vessels, darbha grass, and piṇḍa offerings are arranged in a sacred precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha
• Citraśarman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A lasting dharmic legacy is sought through service to ancestral rites (śrāddha) and alignment with divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to a kṣetra-focused chapter on śrāddha merit, but does not name the site within this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāddha is explicitly referenced: the aspiration is that their names be invoked and that their role be effective in all śrāddha rites.