Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

गावस्तस्य विवर्द्धंते धनं धान्यं तथैव च । अविच्छेदो भवेद्वंशो बकुलार्के नमस्कृते

Transliteration

gāvastasya vivarddhaṃte dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ tathaiva ca | avicchedo bhavedvaṃśo bakulārke namaskṛte

Translation

Ses vaches prospèrent, ainsi que sa richesse et son grain. Sa lignée demeure ininterrompue lorsqu’il s’incline devant Bakulārka.

Word by Word

• gāvaḥ: cows
• gāvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम् (singular); सर्वनाम

• vivardhante: increase/flourish
• vivardhante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• dhānyam: grain
• dhānyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: thus/likewise)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

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

• avicchedaḥ: unbroken continuity
• avicchedaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aviccheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• bhavet: would be/should become
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• vaṃśaḥ: lineage
• vaṃśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• bakulārke: in/with regard to Bakula-Arka
• bakulārke: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bakula (प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• namaskṛte: when (it is) saluted
• namaskṛte: Adhikaraṇa (Condition/Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (singular); ‘नमस्कृत’ = saluted/worshipped

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bakulārka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sunlit pastoral tableau: cows and calves multiply, granaries brim with grain, a family lineage tree motif stands firm; the devotee salutes Bakulārka at the shrine entrance.

Characters & Entities

• Bakulārka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring the deity of a sacred place aligns household prosperity with dharma and continuity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bakulārka at Ravikṣetra/Ravikuṇḍa within Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namaskāra (obeisance) to Bakulārka, implying pilgrimage reverence and worship.