Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

दुग्धावली हंसावली च वैहोलं चैल्लजं तथा । नालावली आसावली सुहाली कामतः परम्

Transliteration

dugdhāvalī haṃsāvalī ca vaiholaṃ caillajaṃ tathā | nālāvalī āsāvalī suhālī kāmataḥ param

Translation

Dugdhāvalī, Haṃsāvalī, Vaihola, Caillaja, Nālāvalī, Āsāvalī et Suhālī : ces établissements furent fondés en plénitude, selon ce qui était désiré.

Word by Word

• दुग्धावली: a row/line named ‘Dugdhāvalī’
• दुग्धावली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुग्ध + आवली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दुग्धस्य आवली)

• हंसावली: a row/line named ‘Haṃsāvalī’
• हंसावली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस + आवली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हंसस्य आवली)

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

• वैहोलम्: (a place/name) Vaihola
• वैहोलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैहोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

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

• ऐल्लजम्: (a place/name) Aillaja
• ऐल्लजम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐल्लज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: ‘likewise/also’)

• नालावली: a row/line named ‘Nālāvalī’
• नालावली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाला + आवली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नालायाः/नालस्य आवली)

• आसावली: a row/line named ‘Āsāvalī’
• आसावली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसा + आवली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आसायाः आवली)

• सुहाली: (a place/name) Suhālī
• सुहाली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहाली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कामतः: as desired; at will
• कामतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कामतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: ‘as desired/at will’)

• परम्: further; moreover
• परम्: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative: ‘further/more/especially’)

Speaker

Brahmā (contextual narrator in this dialogue section)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual kshetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred forest being transformed into orderly villages; sages and workers mark boundaries, raise thatched roofs, and install small shrines; signboards or banners bear the new names (Dugdhāvalī, Haṃsāvalī, etc.).

Characters & Entities

• Dugdhāvalī
• Haṃsāvalī
• Vaihola
• Caillaja
• Nālāvalī
• Āsāvalī
• Suhālī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld not only by worship but also by creating stable, righteous living conditions for those devoted to Vedic learning and sacred duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Dharmāraṇya narrative framework, emphasizing the sanctified region through named settlements connected to dharmic establishment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it lists settlements arranged ‘as desired,’ forming the practical basis for later gifts and support.