Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

श्राद्धार्हान्ब्राह्मणांस्तेन सृजता पद्मयोनिना । दौहित्राः प्रथमं सृष्टाः श्राद्धार्हास्तेन ते स्मृताः

Transliteration

śrāddhārhānbrāhmaṇāṃstena sṛjatā padmayoninā | dauhitrāḥ prathamaṃ sṛṣṭāḥ śrāddhārhāstena te smṛtāḥ

Translation

เมื่อพระพรหมผู้บังเกิดจากดอกบัว (ปัทมโยนิ) ทรงสร้างพราหมณ์ผู้ควรแก่พิธีศราทธะ พระองค์ทรงสร้าง “ทาวหิตระ” คือหลานชายทางบุตรีก่อน; เพราะฉะนั้นจึงถือว่าท่านเหล่านั้นมีสิทธิ์พิเศษในศราทธะ

Word by Word

• śrāddhārhān: fit for Śrāddha
• śrāddhārhān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक) + arhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masc. Acc. pl.); उपपद-तत्पुरुष (śrāddhe arhān)

• brāhmaṇān: brāhmaṇas
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masc., Acc. pl.)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun, Instr. sg.)

• sṛjatā: by (him) creating
• sṛjatā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Present active participle, Instr. sg.)

• padmayoninā: by the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• padmayoninā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Instr. sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (padmasya yoniḥ)

• dauhitrāḥ: daughter’s sons (grandsons)
• dauhitrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dauhitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masc., Nom. pl.)

• prathamam: first
• prathamam: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• sṛṣṭāḥ: were created
• sṛṣṭāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (PPP, Masc. Nom. pl.)

• śrāddhārhāḥ: fit for Śrāddha
• śrāddhārhāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक) + arhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masc. Nom. pl.)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun, Instr. sg.)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Pronoun, Masc. Nom. pl.)

• smṛtāḥ: are considered
• smṛtāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (PPP, Masc. Nom. pl.)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpasattama (best of kings)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha assembly: the yajamāna honors a young dauhitra seated respectfully, with brāhmaṇas present; offerings and water for tarpaṇa arranged, with Brahmā symbolically presiding in the background as the ‘lotus-born’.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Padmayoni)
• Brāhmaṇa
• Dauhitra (daughter's son)
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrāddha dharma emphasizes proper recipients and relational bonds; certain kinship roles are praised as especially effective for pitṛ satisfaction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on śrāddha eligibility within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A dauhitra (daughter’s son) is described as a specially eligible participant/recipient in śrāddha.