Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तया कृताः शुभाचारा वणिजस्ते त्वयोनिजा । षट्त्रिंशच्च सहस्राणि कुमारास्ते महाबलाः

Transliteration

tayā kṛtāḥ śubhācārā vaṇijaste tvayonijā | ṣaṭtriṃśacca sahasrāṇi kumārāste mahābalāḥ

Translation

Par elle, ces marchands furent rendus d’une conduite de bon augure, et ils naquirent sans sein humain. Et tu as trente-six mille fils, puissants de vigueur.

Word by Word

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• कृताः: were made/created
• कृताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘कृताः (अभवन्)’

• शुभ-आचाराः: of good conduct
• शुभ-आचाराः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘शुभाः आचाराः येषां ते’ (having good conduct)

• वणिजः: merchants
• वणिजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (वणिजः = वणिजः/वणिजाः; here plural nominative)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• अयोनिजाः: not born from a womb; spontaneously born
• अयोनिजाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (उपसर्ग/नञ्) + योनिज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ: ‘अयोनिज’ = not womb-born

• षट्-त्रिंशत्: thirty-six
• षट्-त्रिंशत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या) + त्रिंशत् (संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्/विशेषणरूपेण; ‘36’ (षट् + त्रिंशत्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Visheshya (Head noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; संख्यापूरक (thousands)

• कुमाराः: sons/youths
• कुमाराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ते: those
• ते: Visheshana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• महाबलाः: very strong/mighty
• महाबलाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘महद् बलं येषां ते’

Speaker

Vijaya (continuing message; addressee likely Viśvāvasu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine feminine presence (implied ‘she’) bestowing blessings; merchants with respectful posture and honest trade symbols (scales, goods) transformed into auspicious conduct; a vast assembly of youthful, radiant, strong sons suggested by repeating figures fading into the background.

Characters & Entities

• Kāmadhenu (implied by tayā from prior verse)
• vaṇijas (merchants)
• kumārās (sons/youths)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity becomes dharmic when it produces good conduct (śubhācāra) and strengthens communities aligned with sacred service.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative continues within the Dharmāraṇya context, emphasizing its role as a divinely sustained sacred domain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse describes moral formation and miraculous increase of strength and progeny.