Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

शत्रवो नाशमायांति धनं धान्यं विवर्धते । आनंदा स्थापिता राजञ्छक्त्यंशा च मनोरमा

Transliteration

śatravo nāśamāyāṃti dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ vivardhate | ānaṃdā sthāpitā rājañchaktyaṃśā ca manoramā

Translation

Les ennemis vont à leur perte, et la richesse ainsi que les grains s’accroissent. Ô Roi, Ānandā—charmante et part de la Śakti—y a été établie.

Word by Word

• śatravaḥ: enemies
• śatravaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• nāśam: destruction
• nāśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• āyānti: go/come (to)
• āyānti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु) उपसर्ग: ā-
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• dhānyam: grain
• dhānyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• vivardhate: increases
• vivardhate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛdh (धातु) उपसर्ग: vi-
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• ānandā: Ānandā (name)
• ānandā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānandā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sthapitā: established/installed
• sthapitā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + क्त (Kta) प्रत्यय; sthāpita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• śaktyaṃśā: a portion of Śakti
• śaktyaṃśā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative): 'śakteḥ aṃśaḥ' → 'śaktyaṃśa'; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• manoramā: charming/beautiful
• manoramā: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manoramā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānandā-Śakti-sthāna (as described in Dharmāraṇyaka)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājan / bhūpati (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king is addressed by a sage/narrator: the city’s Devī Ānandā is proclaimed established; behind them, a fortified sacred city with a Devī shrine radiating auspicious light; symbols of grain heaps and overflowing treasury indicate dhana-dhānya वृद्धि; enemies shown retreating or dissolving into shadow.

Characters & Entities

• Ānandā
• Śakti
• Rājan (king)
• Dharmāraṇya (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine installations at holy places uphold both spiritual welfare and worldly stability—protection and prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya and the seat where the Śakti-emanation Ānandā is established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated here; the verse declares the site’s blessings and the deity’s establishment.