Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
Devanagari script
धनेन विपुला प्रीतिर्जायते प्रतिजन्मनि । कुलीनाश्च सुवेषाश्च सर्वकालं धनेन तु
Transliteration
dhanena vipulā prītirjāyate pratijanmani | kulīnāśca suveṣāśca sarvakālaṃ dhanena tu
Translation
Durch Reichtum entsteht in jeder Geburt große Zufriedenheit; und wahrlich durch Reichtum bleibt man jederzeit von edler Herkunft und wohlgeschmückt.
Word by Word
धनेनby wealth
धनेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootधन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular (by/with wealth)
विपुलाabundant, great
विपुला:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण (qualifying प्रीतिः)
प्रीतिःaffection/satisfaction
प्रीतिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular
जायतेarises
जायते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present, 3rd person singular
प्रतिजन्मनिin every birth
प्रतिजन्मनि:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (अव्यय) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास — सप्तमी-अर्थे अव्ययप्रयोग (in each birth)
कुलीनाःwell-born, of good family
कुलीनाः:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootकुलीन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural (predicative)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय — समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
सुवेषाःwell-dressed
सुवेषाः:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural (predicative)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय — समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
सर्वकालम्at all times
सर्वकालम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial accusative/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular used adverbially (at all times)
धनेनby wealth
धनेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootधन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular (by wealth)
तुindeed
तु:
Nipata (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय — विशेषार्थक/विरोधार्थक (particle)
Speaker
Rudra (Śiva)
FAQs
In the māhātmya framework, prosperity is presented as a karmic fruit that supports stability, dignity, and well-being across lives.
The verse continues the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Nārada/Nāradeśvara tīrtha praise, describing benefits that flow from its worship-related merits.
No direct rite is stated; it explains the phala (results) associated with merit—often linked to dāna and worship described nearby.