Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 270

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्गोत्रे द्विजा जाताः पूर्वोक्तगुणशालिनः

Transliteration

tasmingotre dvijā jātāḥ pūrvoktaguṇaśālinaḥ

Translation

Dans ce gotra naissent les dvija, pourvus des qualités précédemment énoncées.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• गोत्रे: in the gotra
• गोत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• द्विजाः: twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• जाताः: were born
• जाताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) ‘जात’ = born

• पूर्वोक्तगुणशालिनः: possessing the qualities stated earlier
• पूर्वोक्तगुणशालिनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व-उक्त-गुण-शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विशेषणसमूहः: ‘पूर्वोक्त’ + ‘गुणशालिन्’ = possessing the previously mentioned qualities)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A closing tableau: a line of dvijas with sacred threads standing near a shrine, calm and disciplined, with subtle symbols of the earlier virtues—truth-vow gesture, clean water vessel, and a small fire altar—signifying continuity of dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Gotra
• Dvi-ja (twice-born)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual identity is validated by virtues—lineage is linked to the cultivation of the earlier-stated dharmic qualities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; it continues the Dharmāraṇya narrative about communities associated with the region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse reinforces ethical qualification (guṇa) aligned with Vedic identity (dvija).