Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

धर्मवापीश्च कूपांश्च तथान्यान्देवनिर्मितान् । एतत्सर्वं च विस्तार्य धर्मारण्ये मनोरमे

Transliteration

dharmavāpīśca kūpāṃśca tathānyāndevanirmitān | etatsarvaṃ ca vistārya dharmāraṇye manorame

Translation

Et, dans le charmant Dharmāraṇya, il déploya tout cela : des Dharmavāpī (réservoirs à degrés de droiture), des puits, et d’autres ouvrages dits d’origine divine.

Word by Word

• धर्मवापीः: dharma-reservoirs
• धर्मवापीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + वापी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; ‘धर्म-वापी’ = dharma-tanks

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination particle): and

• कूपान्: wells
• कूपान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination particle): and

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya/Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ manner): likewise; also

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण: other

• देवनिर्मितान्: made by the gods
• देवनिर्मितान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव + निर्मित (प्रातिपदिक; समास/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; ‘देव-निर्मित’ = made by gods; विशेषण

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; demonstrative: this

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण: all

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination particle): and

• विस्तार्य: having expanded
• विस्तार्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + स्तॄ/स्तृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/ल्यप्-प्रत्यय): having expanded/spread out

• धर्मारण्ये: in Dharmāraṇya
• धर्मारण्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘धर्म-अरण्य’ = Dharma-forest; in

• मनोरमे: delightful
• मनोरमे: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (to धर्मारण्ये): delightful

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmavāpī (within Dharmāraṇya)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic view of Dharmāraṇya expanded with multiple stepwells and wells; inscriptions or divine symbols suggest ‘deva-nirmita’; pilgrims draw water, priests bless, the forest-kshetra appears orderly and inviting.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Dharmavāpī
• Kūpa (well)
• Devanirmita (divinely made)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustaining dharma includes sustaining life—waterworks in sacred regions are revered as near-divine deeds that benefit all.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, described as manorama (delightful) and enriched with Dharmavāpīs and wells.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it emphasizes building/maintaining sacred water sources (vāpīs, kūpas), foundational for tīrtha bathing and festival observances.