Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाता वाडवा धनिनः शुभाः । वस्त्रालंकरणोपेता द्विजभक्तिपरायणाः

Transliteration

asmingotre ca ye jātā vāḍavā dhaninaḥ śubhāḥ | vastrālaṃkaraṇopetā dvijabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

Jene Vāḍavas, die in dieser Linie geboren werden, sind wohlhabend und glückverheißend—geschmückt mit feinen Gewändern und Schmuck und dem Dienst an den Zweimalgeborenen (Brāhmaṇas) hingegeben.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-शब्दः (demonstrative pronoun)

• गोत्रे: in the lineage/clan
• गोत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्ययः (relative pronoun)

• जाताः: born
• जाताः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु) + जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘born’ (agreeing with subject)

• वाडवाः: Vāḍavas (a group/people)
• वाडवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• धनिनः: wealthy
• धनिनः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• शुभाः: auspicious/good
• शुभाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• वस्त्रालंकरणोपेताः: endowed with clothes and ornaments
• वस्त्रालंकरणोपेताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + alaṃkaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + upeta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः) ‘वस्त्र-आलंकरण-उपेत’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• द्विजभक्तिपरायणाः: devoted to devotion toward Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजभक्तिपरायणाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः) ‘द्विज-भक्ति-परायण’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prosperous household of the Vāḍavas: men and women in clean garments and ornaments, respectfully welcoming brāhmaṇas with water for pādya/arghya and seats, conveying dvija-bhakti as the mark of auspicious lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Vāḍava
• Dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity is portrayed as truly auspicious when joined to dharma—especially reverence and service toward the learned (dvijas).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it describes lineage-based qualities within the Dharmāraṇya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the implied dharma is brāhmaṇa-honor (dvija-bhakti) as a meritorious practice.