Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एकादश्यां धनं धान्यं श्राद्धकर्ता लभेन्नरः । तथा भूपप्रसादं च यच्चान्यन्मनसि स्थितम्

Transliteration

ekādaśyāṃ dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ śrāddhakartā labhennaraḥ | tathā bhūpaprasādaṃ ca yaccānyanmanasi sthitam

Translation

ในวันเอกาทศี ผู้ประกอบพิธีศราทธะย่อมได้ทรัพย์และธัญญาหาร อีกทั้งได้รับพระกรุณาจากพระราชา และสมปรารถนาตามที่ตั้งไว้ในใจ

Word by Word

• एकादश्यां: on the eleventh (tithi)
• एकादश्यां: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; काल/तिथि-निर्देशे अधिकरणम्

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• धान्यम्: grain, provisions
• धान्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• श्राद्धकर्ता: the performer of śrāddha
• श्राद्धकर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध + कर्तृ (कृ धातु, तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचकः

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्ता (श्राद्धकर्ता इत्यस्य अपि समानाधिकरणम्)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थे (also/likewise)

• भूपप्रसादम्: favor of the king
• भूपप्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अन्यत्’ इत्यनेन सह समुच्चयः; कर्मरूपेण ग्रहणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘यत्’ इत्यस्य सहपदं; कर्म

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणम्

• स्थितम्: situated, present
• स्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘यत्/अन्यत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic instruction; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder at a tīrtha performs śrāddha on Ekādaśī: kuśa-grass seat, piṇḍa offerings, water libations, brāhmaṇas receiving anna and dāna; in the background a symbolic king bestows favor, while granaries and coins signify dhana-dhānya.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse presents śrāddha as a dharmic means that stabilizes society—ensuring sustenance (grain), prosperity, and harmonious relations with authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in the provided verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha on Ekādaśī (eleventh lunar day) to obtain wealth, grain, royal favor, and other desired aims.