Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

तथा यज्ञाश्च ये सर्वे क्त्वयादानादि काः शुभाः । ते सर्वे न क्रियंते च चूडाकरणपूर्वकाः

Transliteration

tathā yajñāśca ye sarve ktvayādānādi kāḥ śubhāḥ | te sarve na kriyaṃte ca cūḍākaraṇapūrvakāḥ

Translation

Gayundin, ang lahat ng mapalad na handog-yajña—kasama ang dāna (pagkakaloob) at mga kaugnay na ritwal—ay hindi isinasagawa; at ang mga saṃskāra na nagsisimula sa seremonyang pag-ahit ng buhok (cūḍākaraṇa) ay hindi rin tinutupad.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकार/समुच्चय) — indeclinable adverb/conjunctive ‘thus/likewise’

• यज्ञाः: sacrifices
• यज्ञाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction ‘and’

• ये: which
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; विशेषण

• क्त्वया: having (done)
• क्त्वया: Sambandha (Preverbal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्त्वा (अव्यय; तुमुन्/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्यय (क्त्वान्त-अव्यय) — gerund/absolutive marker ‘having …’ (used as first member in compound)

• दान: giving, donation
• दान: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासाङ्ग) — Neuter stem used in compound

• आदि: etc.
• आदि: Sambandha (Compound marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (समाहार/सूचक) — indeclinable ‘etc., beginning with’

• काः: which (ones)
• काः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative plural; प्रश्नवाचक/अनिर्दिष्ट

• शुभाः: auspicious
• शुभाः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative plural; विशेषण

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; विशेषण

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध) — negation

• क्रियन्ते: are performed
• क्रियन्ते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद — Present indicative, 3rd person plural, Atmanepada; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction ‘and’

• चूडाकरणपूर्वकाः: preceded by the cūḍā-ceremony
• चूडाकरणपूर्वकाः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चूडा + करण + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; विशेषण; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (चूडाकरणेन/चूडाकरणस्य पूर्वकाः = preceded by tonsure-rite)

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A family prepares for a child’s cūḍākaraṇa but respectfully postpones; priests advise waiting until Utthāna. Instead, they light lamps and offer simple worship, symbolizing substitution of restraint for celebration.

Characters & Entities

• Yajña
• Dāna
• Cūḍākaraṇa (tonsure saṃskāra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes proper timing: certain auspicious rites are deferred to preserve ritual fitness aligned with sacred seasons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya that frames seasonal observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Avoid major yajñas and postpone saṃskāras such as cūḍākaraṇa during the Lord’s śayana period.