Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

तस्मान्मानुषदत्तैर्नो यथा कव्ये प्रजायते । स्वर्गस्थानां परा तृप्तिः सममेतैस्तथा कुरु

Transliteration

tasmānmānuṣadattairno yathā kavye prajāyate | svargasthānāṃ parā tṛptiḥ samametaistathā kuru

Translation

เพราะฉะนั้น จงจัดให้ด้วยทานที่มนุษย์ถวาย จะบังเกิดส่วนอันควรแก่เราในกัวยะแห่งศราทธะ; และด้วยพิธีเดียวกันนี้ จงยังความอิ่มเอิบสูงสุดแก่ผู้สถิตในสวรรค์ด้วย

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मानुषदत्तैः: by things given by humans
• मानुषदत्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष + दत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मानुषैः दत्तम् = given by humans)

• नः: for us
• नः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) वा चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन; अत्र 'नः' = अस्माकम् (for us/of us)

• यथा: so that/as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/so that/in the manner that)

• कव्ये: in the kavya offering
• कव्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्रजायते: arises/is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• स्वर्गस्थानाम्: of those dwelling in heaven
• स्वर्गस्थानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वर्गे स्थानं येषाम् = those whose abode is heaven)

• परा: supreme
• परा: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समम्: equally
• समम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोग (adverbial use: equally)

• एतैः: by these/with these
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• कुरु: do (you)
• कुरु: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Pitṛs (ancestral beings), implied from context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārthiva-sattama (best of kings)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A properly arranged śrāddha: kuśa grass, piṇḍas, tilodaka, brāhmaṇa recipients; above, Pitṛs and svarga-dwellers appear gratified, receiving subtle streams of offering-essence.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Svargavāsins (heaven-dwellers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestors are sustained through properly offered kavya (śrāddha); dharma creates a bridge between human action and subtle worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha-setting is implied by the Tīrthamāhātmya section, but no particular site-name appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform kavya/śrāddha in a way that the Pitṛs receive their proper share and attain satisfaction; the verse emphasizes correct arrangement and method.