Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

धनधान्यसमृद्धिः स्यात्संततिर्वर्धते सदा । भूतेश्वरं तु संपूज्य सुस्नातो विजितेंद्रियः

Transliteration

dhanadhānyasamṛddhiḥ syātsaṃtatirvardhate sadā | bhūteśvaraṃ tu saṃpūjya susnāto vijiteṃdriyaḥ

Translation

ധനവും ധാന്യവും സമൃദ്ധമാകും; സന്തതി സദാ വർധിക്കും—ശുദ്ധമായി സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത്, ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളെ നിയന്ത്രിച്ച്, ഭൂതേശ്വരനെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിക്കുമ്പോൾ.

Word by Word

• धनधान्यसमृद्धिः: prosperity of wealth and grain
• धनधान्यसमृद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + धान्य + समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—धन-धान्य (द्वन्द्व) + समृद्धि (तत्पुरुषार्थ)

• स्यात्: may be/should occur
• स्यात्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• संततिः: progeny/lineage
• संततिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वर्धते: increases/grows
• वर्धते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• भूतेश्वरम्: Bhūteśvara (Lord of beings, Śiva)
• भूतेश्वरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of beings)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having worshipped’

• सुस्नातः: well-bathed
• सुस्नातः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + स्नात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्ना)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• विजितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses
• विजितेन्द्रियः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + जित + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘यस्य इन्द्रियाणि विजितानि’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhūteśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, freshly bathed, approaches a Śiva-liṅga labeled Bhūteśvara in a forest-temple; offerings of bilva leaves and water; posture of restraint and reverence; granaries and family figures subtly symbolizing prosperity and lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūteśvara
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer purity (snāna) and inner discipline (sense-control) make worship fruitful, yielding both dharmic prosperity and continuity of family.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya’s Bhūteśvara shrine/context (within the same chapter’s sacred geography).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform proper worship (saṃpūjā) of Bhūteśvara after bathing and practicing indriya-nigraha.