Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 152

Devanagari script

आयुः प्रजां धनं विद्यां स्वर्गं मोक्षं सुकानि च । प्रयच्छन्तु तथा राज्यं प्रीता नॄणां पितामहाः

Transliteration

āyuḥ prajāṃ dhanaṃ vidyāṃ svargaṃ mokṣaṃ sukāni ca | prayacchantu tathā rājyaṃ prītā nṝṇāṃ pitāmahāḥ

Translation

愿人类的祖灵（Pitṛ）在欢喜之时，赐予长寿、子嗣、财富、学识、天界、解脱（mokṣa）与诸般喜乐，并亦赐王权与统治。

Word by Word

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रजाम्: offspring, progeny
• प्रजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विद्याम्: knowledge
• विद्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सुकानि: happinesses, pleasures
• सुकानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

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

• प्रयच्छन्तु: may they grant
• प्रयच्छन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• राज्यम्: kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रीताः: pleased
• प्रीताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (कृदन्त; √प्री)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नॄणाम्: of men
• नॄणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पितामहाः: forefathers (pitṛs)
• पितामहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Karaṃdhama (stating the commonly claimed fruits of Pitṛ-satisfaction)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a king (nṛpa-uttama)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha setting: a devoted householder offers piṇḍa and water-libations; subtle pitṛs appear pleased, bestowing blessings—longevity, progeny, wealth, learning, svarga and mokṣa—while Mahākāla’s sacred aura pervades the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Pitāmahāḥ (ancestors)
• Svarga
• Mokṣa
• Rājya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It summarizes the traditional belief: satisfied ancestors are credited with conferring both worldly prosperity and spiritual attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred place is mentioned; the verse focuses on the merit-fruits attributed to Pitṛs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: performing Śrāddha so that the Pitṛs become prīta (pleased), resulting in blessings.