Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

आपूरयन्द्विजातीनां वणिजस्ते गवात्मजाः

Transliteration

āpūrayandvijātīnāṃ vaṇijaste gavātmajāḥ

Translation

その商人たち、牛の系譜の子らは、二度生まれた者（ドヴィジャ）を欠けることなく満たし、必要を十分に供給した。

Word by Word

• आपूरयन्: filling/supplying
• आपूरयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-पूॄ/पूर् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे/विशेषण (qualifying वणिजः)

• द्विजातीनाम्: of the twice-born (brāhmaṇas etc.)
• द्विजातीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक; द्वि + जाति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• वणिजः: merchants
• वणिजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता

• ते: those/they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (referring back)

• गवात्मजाः: sons of cowherds (gopas’ sons)
• गवात्मजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गव्/गो (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तृसमानााधिकरण (apposition to वणिजः/ते)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Merchants respectfully offering provisions to seated dvijas—sacks of grain, jars of water, fruits, and cloth bundles—within a forest-kshetra courtyard; gestures of humility and abundance.

Characters & Entities

• Vaṇij
• Dvijāti
• Go (cow)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting spiritual practitioners through provision and generosity is itself a dharmic act that sustains a tīrtha’s sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, where the twice-born are maintained through devoted local support.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies dāna/sevā—material support to dvijas—rather than detailing a specific rite.