Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 85
षट्त्रिंशच्च सहस्राणि गोभुजा जज्ञिरे वराः । सपादलक्षा वणिजो दत्ता मांडलिकाभिधाः
ṣaṭtriṃśacca sahasrāṇi gobhujā jajñire varāḥ | sapādalakṣā vaṇijo dattā māṃḍalikābhidhāḥ
Et trente-six mille excellents Gobhūjas virent le jour. Et un lakh et un quart de marchands furent assignés comme dépendants, connus sous le nom de « Māṃḍalikas ».
Narrator (specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A panoramic tableau: herds and agrarian workers symbolizing ‘36,000 gobhūjas’; a bustling bazaar of ‘1.25 lakh’ merchants labeled Māṇḍalikas; officials distribute tokens/charters; the sacred center (forest-āśrama/temple) anchors the scene.
FAQs
The passage underscores scale and organization in dharmic patronage, portraying ordered societal arrangements within the narrative.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Dharmāraṇya episode.
No explicit rite is prescribed; it reports numbers connected with giving/assigning (dāna/niyoga) in the narrative.