Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

श्राद्धे कृते पितॄणां तु तृप्तिर्भवति शाश्वती । दाने मनोरथावाप्तिर्जायते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

śrāddhe kṛte pitṝṇāṃ tu tṛptirbhavati śāśvatī | dāne manorathāvāptirjāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

行施“施罗陀”（Śrāddha）之祭，则祖先得恒常满足；行布施供养，则心中所愿得以成就——于此无疑。

Word by Word

• श्राद्धे: in (the performance of) śrāddha
• श्राद्धे: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कृते: when done
• कृते: Kriya-visheshana (Condition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) — ‘when done’

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवति: arises, occurs
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शाश्वती: eternal, lasting
• शाश्वती: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of तृप्तिः)

• दाने: in giving (charity)
• दाने: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मनोरथ-अवाप्तिः: attainment of desired aims
• मनोरथ-अवाप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक) + अवाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मनोरथस्य अवाप्तिः)

• जायते: is born, arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Gomatī tīrtha context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/brāhmaṇas in the Dvārakā Māhātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha scene on a riverbank: a performer offers piṇḍa and water-libations while brāhmaṇas receive respectful hospitality; nearby, gifts are distributed, symbolizing the certainty of results.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha
• Pitṛs
• Dāna
• Manoratha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma has two linked fruits: Śrāddha benefits the Pitṛs, while dāna refines and fulfills the devotee’s intentions in a righteous way.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

In this chapter’s setting, these rites are framed around the merit of the Gomatī–Ocean saṅgama near Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāddha (ancestral rite) and dāna (charitable giving), with their stated results.