Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

धर्मारण्ये महाभागाः पुत्रपौत्रान्विताऽभवन् । शूद्राः सर्वे महाभागाः पुत्रपौत्र समावृताः

Transliteration

dharmāraṇye mahābhāgāḥ putrapautrānvitā'bhavan | śūdrāḥ sarve mahābhāgāḥ putrapautra samāvṛtāḥ

Translation

In Dharmāraṇya wurden jene Glückseligen mit Söhnen und Enkeln ansässig. Sie alle—Śūdras—waren ebenso begünstigt, umgeben von Söhnen und Enkeln.

Word by Word

• dharmāraṇye: in Dharmāraṇya (the forest of Dharma)
• dharmāraṇye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + araṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य अरण्यम्)

• mahābhāgāḥ: the fortunate/noble ones
• mahābhāgāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः/भाग्यं यस्य)

• putrapautrānvitāḥ: accompanied by sons and grandsons
• putrapautrānvitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + pautra (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—‘mahābhāgāḥ’; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रपौत्रैः अन्वितः)

• abhavan: were, became
• abhavan: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• śūdrāḥ: Śūdras
• śūdrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—‘śūdrāḥ’

• mahābhāgāḥ: fortunate, noble
• mahābhāgāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—‘śūdrāḥ’; समासः—कर्मधारयः

• putrapautra: with sons and grandsons
• putrapautra: Karaṇa (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + pautra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (समासार्थे); द्वन्द्वसमासः—‘पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च’; (पाठे अव्यक्त-विभक्तिः, ‘समावृताः’ इत्यनेन सह तृतीया-सम्बन्धः)

• samāvṛtāḥ: surrounded/covered, encompassed
• samāvṛtāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-āvṛ (धातु) → samāvṛta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘śūdrāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Vyāsa (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred forest settlement: simple dwellings near a shrine; families with children and elders; a sense of orderly community life under the canopy of Dharmāraṇya.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Śūdra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma supports flourishing household life; even communities of humble social designation can be blessed through righteous living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is explicitly highlighted as the sacred place where prosperity and continuity are described.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse emphasizes the fruits of dwelling in a dhārmic sacred region.