Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

येभ्यः श्राद्धानि यच्छंति मर्त्य लोके स्ववंशजाः । ते सर्वे तत्र संहृष्टा देववन्मुदिताः स्थिताः

Transliteration

yebhyaḥ śrāddhāni yacchaṃti martya loke svavaṃśajāḥ | te sarve tatra saṃhṛṣṭā devavanmuditāḥ sthitāḥ

Translation

ปิตฤทั้งหลายผู้ซึ่งได้รับศราทธะจากวงศ์วานของตนในโลกมนุษย์—ล้วนอยู่ ณ ที่นั้นด้วยความปลื้มปีติ รื่นรมย์ดุจเทพ

Word by Word

• येभ्यः: to whom
• येभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case/Dative), बहुवचन

• श्राद्धानि: śrāddha offerings/rites
• श्राद्धानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन

• यच्छन्ति: give/offer
• यच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु; यच्छति-आदेश)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• मर्त्य: mortal
• मर्त्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'loke')

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• स्ववंशजाः: their own descendants
• स्ववंशजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + वंशज (प्रातिपदिक); स्व (own) + वंशज (lineage-born)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'te')

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location adjunct/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संहृष्टाः: delighted
• संहृष्टाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + हृष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, active sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भावावस्था

• देववत्: like gods
• देववत्: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: देववत् (अव्यय/तुल्य-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: उपमान-अव्यय (comparative adverb: 'like the gods')

• मुदिताः: gladdened
• मुदिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्थिताः: remain/stand
• स्थिताः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'are/stand' (state)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic dialogue context; likely a sage/narrator addressing a king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright celestial scene where pitṛs, receiving the subtle essence of śrāddha from their descendants, appear ‘devavat’—radiant, garlanded, and rejoicing.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Śrāddha
• Descendants (svavaṃśajāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrāddha offered by descendants directly brings joy and upliftment to the ancestors, affirming intergenerational dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; it states a general fruit of śrāddha often recommended at tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering śrāddha (ancestral oblations/rites) by one’s lineage in the mortal world.