Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

पुत्रपौत्रसमायुक्तो हस्त्यश्वरथसङ्कुलः । दासीदासशतोपेतो जायते विपुले कुले

Transliteration

putrapautrasamāyukto hastyaśvarathasaṅkulaḥ | dāsīdāsaśatopeto jāyate vipule kule

Translation

Il naît dans une vaste lignée, pourvu de fils et de petits-fils, entouré d’éléphants, de chevaux et de chars, servi par des centaines de servantes et de serviteurs.

Word by Word

• पुत्रपौत्रसमायुक्तः: endowed with sons and grandsons
• पुत्रपौत्रसमायुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र + पौत्र + सम्-आ-युक्त (युज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘युक्त’; समासः—समाहार/द्वन्द्व (पुत्रपौत्र) + तत्पुरुष (पुत्रपौत्रैः समायुक्तः)

• हस्त्यश्वरथसङ्कुलः: crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots
• हस्त्यश्वरथसङ्कुलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस्ति + अश्व + रथ + सङ्कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (हस्त्यश्व रथ) + तत्पुरुष (तैः सङ्कुलः = crowded with them)

• दासीदासशतोपेतः: attended by hundreds of maidservants and servants
• दासीदासशतोपेतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दासी + दास + शत + उपेत (इ धातु/इ-गत्यर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘उपेत’; समासः—द्वन्द्व (दासीदास) + द्विगु (शत) + तत्पुरुष (शतेन उपेतः = attended by hundreds)

• जायते: is born
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विपुले: great/abundant
• विपुले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (कुले इति विशेष्यस्य)

• कुले: in a family/lineage
• कुले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrative voice within Revā-khaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (continuation)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand household scene: noble family with sons and grandsons; courtyard filled with elephants, horses, chariots; numerous attendants—yet with a devotional center (lamp, shrine) indicating dharmic prosperity.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text frames dharmic merit as capable of maturing into social stability, lineage continuity, and prosperity—without severing the sacred tīrtha context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promised fruits are tied to the ongoing Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha being discussed in the adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated in this verse; it continues the enumeration of fruits (phala) from the preceding instructions.