Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

श्राद्धं चैव यथान्यायं ततः प्राप्स्यसि वांछितम् । ते चाऽपि सुखिनः सर्वे भविष्यंति समागताः

Transliteration

śrāddhaṃ caiva yathānyāyaṃ tataḥ prāpsyasi vāṃchitam | te cā'pi sukhinaḥ sarve bhaviṣyaṃti samāgatāḥ

Translation

และเมื่อเจ้าประกอบพิธีศราทธะตามแบบแผนอันถูกต้อง เจ้าจะได้สิ่งที่ปรารถนา. ส่วนพวกเขาทั้งหมดก็จะเป็นสุข เมื่อได้ถูกรวบรวมและบูชาให้สมควรแล้ว

Word by Word

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• यथान्यायम्: according to proper rule
• यथान्यायम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (according to rule)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (thereafter)

• प्राप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• प्राप्स्यसि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (simple future), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (boon/thing)
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वाञ्छ् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मपदं (desired thing)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (कर्ता), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (also/even)

• सुखिनः: happy
• सुखिनः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘ते’ इति विशेषणम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘ते’ इति विशेषणम्

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (simple future), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• समागताः: assembled/arrived
• समागताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘ते’ इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (within Śakra–Viṣṇu dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha setting: offerings arranged, invited brāhmaṇas seated; the performer completes rites properly; a sense of blessing—participants become happy and satisfied.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Correctly performed śrāddha is presented as mutually beneficial: it fulfills the performer’s aims and brings peace to those honored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing setting is the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra tīrtha celebrated in this Adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha ‘yathā-nyāya’—in accordance with prescribed rules and proper procedure.