Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

प्रथमेऽह्नि द्वितीयेह्नि पञ्चमे सप्तमे तथा । नवमे दशमे चैव नव श्राद्धानि तानि च

Transliteration

prathame'hni dvitīyehni pañcame saptame tathā | navame daśame caiva nava śrāddhāni tāni ca

Translation

ในวันแรก วันที่สอง วันที่ห้า วันที่เจ็ด วันที่เก้า และวันที่สิบด้วย—ทั้งหมดนี้นับรวมเป็นศราทธ์ทั้งเก้าประการ

Word by Word

• prathame: on the first
• prathame: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (adjectival)

• ahni: day
• ahni: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• dvitīye: on the second
• dvitīye: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• ahni: day
• ahni: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• pañcame: on the fifth
• pañcame: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• saptame: on the seventh
• saptame: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• navame: on the ninth
• navame: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: navama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• daśame: on the tenth
• daśame: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक-निपातः (emphatic particle)

• nava: nine
• nava: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); संख्याविशेषणम् (numeral adjective)

• śrāddhāni: śrāddha rites
• śrāddhāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tāni: those
• tāni: Anuvrtti/Pratipādya (Referent/अनुवृत्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः (conjunction)

Speaker

Bhartṛyajña

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ānarta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual calendar is indicated: the teacher counts days on fingers; beside him are symbolic markers for day numbers and a śrāddha tray.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual remembrance is sustained through time-bound observances, reflecting ongoing duty to the ancestors beyond the immediate funeral.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya’s Śrāddha-kalpa, though it gives a general day-based schedule.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prescribed schedule of Śrāddhas across specific days (1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th) within the set of nine observances.