Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77
देवी च यक्षिणी प्रोक्ता द्वितीया कर्मला तथा । अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाता वाडवा धनिनः शुभाः
devī ca yakṣiṇī proktā dvitīyā karmalā tathā | asmingotre ca ye jātā vāḍavā dhaninaḥ śubhāḥ
تُعلَن ديفي (Devī) وياكشيني (Yakṣiṇī)، وكالثانية تُذكر كارمالا (Karmalā) أيضًا. والمواليد في هذا الغوترا مُوسَرون مباركون، ذوو ثراء.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A prosperous but pious household: Devī and Yakṣiṇī named as protective presences; a brāhmaṇa family performs daily worship, with granaries/coins depicted subtly, emphasizing ‘śubha’ wealth used for charity.
FAQs
Auspicious prosperity is portrayed as accompanying dharmic lineage and right conduct, not mere accumulation.
No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse continues the pravara/gotra listing within Dharmāraṇya.
None stated directly; the content supports ritual identification through pravara naming.