Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ऋद्धिमद्भवनं तस्य धनधान्यसमन्वितम् । सोऽपि धर्मरतो नित्यं देवतातिथिपूजकः

Transliteration

ṛddhimadbhavanaṃ tasya dhanadhānyasamanvitam | so'pi dharmarato nityaṃ devatātithipūjakaḥ

Translation

Sein Haus war reich und gedeihlich, erfüllt von Besitz und Korn. Doch blieb er stets dem Dharma zugetan, verehrte die Gottheiten und ehrte die Gäste.

Word by Word

• ऋद्धिमत्: prosperous, endowed with prosperity
• ऋद्धिमत्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (मत्वर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; मत्वर्थीय-प्रत्ययान्त

• भवनम्: house, dwelling
• भवनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• धनधान्यसमन्वितम्: endowed with wealth and grain
• धनधान्यसमन्वितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ/√वृ?—सम्+अन्वि धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (धन+धान्य) + तत्पुरुषः (ताभ्यां समन्वितम्)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• धर्मरतः: devoted to dharma
• धर्मरतः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (कृदन्त; √रम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—सप्तमी/तत्पुरुषार्थः (धर्मे रतः)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• देवताऽतिथिपूजकः: worshipper of deities and guests
• देवताऽतिथिपूजकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजक (प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् धातु, ण्वुल्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (देवता+अतिथि) + तत्पुरुषः (तयोः पूजकः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prosperous mansion with granaries and treasure, yet the householder stands in humility offering arghya and pādya to arriving guests while lamps burn before household deities.

Characters & Entities

• Devatās
• Atithi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity is sanctified by daily dharma—deity-worship and honoring guests—rather than mere accumulation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it reinforces the dharmic lifestyle that aligns with tīrtha-māhātmya benefits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular devatā-pūjā and atithi-satkāra (honoring guests) are explicitly stated.