Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

धनेन विपुला प्रीतिर्जायते प्रतिजन्मनि । कुलीनाश्च सुवेषाश्च सर्वकालं धनेन तु

Transliteration

dhanena vipulā prītirjāyate pratijanmani | kulīnāśca suveṣāśca sarvakālaṃ dhanena tu

Translation

ധനത്താൽ ഓരോ ജന്മത്തിലും മഹത്തായ തൃപ്തി ജനിക്കുന്നു; ധനത്താൽ തന്നെയാണ് മനുഷ്യൻ എല്ലായ്പ്പോഴും കുലീനനും സുസജ്ജിതനുമായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നത്।

Word by Word

• धनेन: by wealth
• धनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular (by/with wealth)

• विपुला: abundant, great
• विपुला: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण (qualifying प्रीतिः)

• प्रीतिः: affection/satisfaction
• प्रीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present, 3rd person singular

• प्रतिजन्मनि: in every birth
• प्रतिजन्मनि: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास — सप्तमी-अर्थे अव्ययप्रयोग (in each birth)

• कुलीनाः: well-born, of good family
• कुलीनाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुलीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural (predicative)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• सुवेषाः: well-dressed
• सुवेषाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural (predicative)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• सर्वकालम्: at all times
• सर्वकालम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial accusative/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular used adverbially (at all times)

• धनेन: by wealth
• धनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular (by wealth)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — विशेषार्थक/विरोधार्थक (particle)

Speaker

Rudra (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nārada-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee who worships Agni is shown prospering: satisfied family, dignified attire, orderly household; the riverbank tīrtha remains in the background as the source of merit.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In the māhātmya framework, prosperity is presented as a karmic fruit that supports stability, dignity, and well-being across lives.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Nārada/Nāradeśvara tīrtha praise, describing benefits that flow from its worship-related merits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is stated; it explains the phala (results) associated with merit—often linked to dāna and worship described nearby.