Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

नानाचित्रवितानाढ्यं नानाधान्यमयं गृहम् । बहुरत्नसहस्राढ्यं कोटिसंख्याधिकं धनम्

Transliteration

nānācitravitānāḍhyaṃ nānādhānyamayaṃ gṛham | bahuratnasahasrāḍhyaṃ koṭisaṃkhyādhikaṃ dhanam

Translation

അവളുടെ ഗൃഹം നാനാവർണ്ണ ചിത്രവിതാനങ്ങളാൽ സമൃദ്ധവും നാനാവിധ ധാന്യങ്ങളാൽ പരിപൂർണ്ണവും ആയിരുന്നു. പലവിധ രത്നങ്ങളുടെ സഹസ്രങ്ങളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞതും, ധനം കോടിസംഖ്യയെയും അതിക്രമിച്ചതുമായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• nānā-citra-vitāna-āḍhyam: rich with many kinds of colorful canopies
• nānā-citra-vitāna-āḍhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of gṛham)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + citra (प्रातिपदिक) + vitāna (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (बहुविधैः चित्रैः वितानैः आढ्यम्)

• nānā-dhānya-mayam: made of / filled with various grains
• nānā-dhānya-mayam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of gṛham)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानाविध-धान्य-निर्मितम्/धान्यपूर्णम्)

• gṛham: house
• gṛham: Karma/Viṣaya (Object/thing described)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• bahu-ratna-sahasra-āḍhyam: rich with many thousands of jewels
• bahu-ratna-sahasra-āḍhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of dhanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (बहुभिः रत्न-सहस्रैः आढ्यम्)

• koṭi-saṃkhyā-adhikam: exceeding a crore in number
• koṭi-saṃkhyā-adhikam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of dhanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक) + adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कोटि-संख्यया अधिकम्)

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karma/Viṣaya (Object/thing described)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (context not explicit in snippet; likely a Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Interior of a lavish house: multicolored canopies draped overhead, granaries and baskets of grains, jewel-chests overflowing, attendants arranging wealth—an opulent yet orderly domestic tableau.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text paints extreme affluence to underscore that merit and spiritual stature depend on dharma and devotion, not on the magnitude of possessions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the imagery supports later ethical/religious framing in the chapter.