Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

पितृमातृसुहृद्भ्रातृपुत्रादीनां किमुच्यते । अतीव मम हर्षोऽयं धन्योहं पूर्वजाश्च मे

Transliteration

pitṛmātṛsuhṛdbhrātṛputrādīnāṃ kimucyate | atīva mama harṣo'yaṃ dhanyohaṃ pūrvajāśca me

Translation

更何况父母、亲友、兄弟、子嗣等诸人，又何须多言？我心欢喜至极；我诚为有福之人——我之先祖亦同蒙福。

Word by Word

• pitṛ-mātṛ-suhṛd-bhrātṛ-putra-ādīnām: of fathers, mothers, friends, brothers, sons, and others
• pitṛ-mātṛ-suhṛd-bhrātṛ-putra-ādīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (पितृ) + mātṛ (मातृ) + suhṛd (सुहृद्) + bhrātṛ (भ्रातृ) + putra (पुत्र) + ādi (आदि) (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (समाहार/इतरेतर-भाव); षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• ucyate: is said, is spoken
• ucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्-धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• atīva: exceedingly, very much
• atīva: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तीव्रतार्थक (intensifier)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• harṣaḥ: joy
• harṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (हर्ष-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संकेतवाचक सर्वनाम

• dhanyaḥ: fortunate, blessed
• dhanyaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (धन्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• pūrvajāḥ: ancestors, forefathers
• pūrvajāḥ: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrvaja (पूर्वज-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• me: my, of me
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

Speaker

Bhīmasena

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An elder speaking with uplifted hands, surrounded by symbolic figures of father, mother, brothers, sons, and faintly depicted ancestors above, indicating shared blessing and joy arising from dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• Ancestors (pūrvajāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Virtuous conduct and reconciliation increase the honor of one’s entire family line, bringing joy and merit to ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse praises family and ancestral uplift through dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse implies the value of dharmic behavior that benefits lineage and forebears.