Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तथा वंशोद्भवा ये च पुत्राः पौत्रास्तथापरे । करिष्यंति क्रियाः सर्वास्त्वं गच्छ स्वगृहं प्रति

Transliteration

tathā vaṃśodbhavā ye ca putrāḥ pautrāstathāpare | kariṣyaṃti kriyāḥ sarvāstvaṃ gaccha svagṛhaṃ prati

Translation

ฉันนั้น บุตรและหลานที่เกิดในวงศ์สกุลของเรา และผู้สืบต่อภายหลัง จะประกอบพิธีกรรมทั้งปวงให้ครบถ้วนแล้ว ท่านจงกลับไปยังเรือนของตนเถิด

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• वंशोद्भवाः: those born in the lineage
• वंशोद्भवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वंशस्य उद्भवाः = of the lineage-born)

• ये: who, those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

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

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पौत्राः: grandsons
• पौत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• करिष्यन्ति: will perform
• करिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• क्रियाः: rites, actions
• क्रियाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (क्रियाः इति विशेष्यस्य)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• स्वगृहं: to your own house
• स्वगृहं: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वं गृहं)

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Adhikarana (Directional/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्ग/पूर्वसर्ग-निभ, दिशासूचक preposition)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (replying to Vidura)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn yet relieved moment: elders and brāhmaṇas conclude rites; the addressed person is gently dismissed to return home, with gestures of blessing and assurance about descendants continuing the duties.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Lineage (vaṃśa)
• Vidura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred institutions endure through generational commitment; continuity of service is a core aspect of kṣetra-dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The established Devatraya site within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative of Adhyāya 59.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ongoing performance of all rites (sarvāḥ kriyāḥ) by the brāhmaṇas and their descendants as a perpetual service obligation.