Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

द्विजातिभक्त्युत्पन्नार्थैरात्मानं पोषयंति ये । सदा संकुचितांगाश्च द्विजसंभाषणादिषु

Transliteration

dvijātibhaktyutpannārthairātmānaṃ poṣayaṃti ye | sadā saṃkucitāṃgāśca dvijasaṃbhāṣaṇādiṣu

Translation

ദ്വിജന്മാരോടുള്ള ഭക്തിയിൽ നിന്നു ലഭിച്ച ഉപാധികളാൽ ജീവിക്കുന്നവർ എപ്പോഴും സംയമിതരും വിനീതരുമായിരിക്കും—പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ദ്വിജന്മാരോടുള്ള സംഭാഷണാദി ഇടപാടുകളിൽ।

Word by Word

• dvijāti: the twice-born class
• dvijāti: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + jāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (compound member)

• bhaktyā: by devotion (to dvijātis)
• bhaktyā: Hetu/Instrument (Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); ‘dvijātibhakti’ = devotion to dvijātis

• utpanna: arisen, produced
• utpanna: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ut-√pad (धातु) + utpanna (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (compound member)

• arthaiḥ: with wealth obtained (therefrom)
• arthaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘bhakty-utpanna-artha’ = wealth produced by devotion

• ātmānam: themselves
• ātmānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• poṣayanti: nourish, maintain
• poṣayanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √puṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालाव्यय (adverb of time)

• saṃkucita: contracted, restrained
• saṃkucita: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√kuc (धातु) + saṃkucita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (compound member)

• aṃgāḥ: limbs (i.e., demeanor)
• aṃgāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘saṃkucitāṃga’ = having restrained limbs

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• dvija: twice-born (brahmin etc.)
• dvija: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (compound member)

• saṃbhāṣaṇa: conversation (with dvijas)
• saṃbhāṣaṇa: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃ-√bhāṣ (धातु) + saṃbhāṣaṇa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार; verbal noun (action noun) ‘conversation’; ‘dvijasaṃbhāṣaṇa’ = conversation with dvijas

• ādiṣu: in (matters) such as ... etc.
• ādiṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘-ādiṣu’ = ‘etc. (in such matters)’

Speaker

Gaṇas (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṃyaminī-purī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahābhāga interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Residents offering respectfully earned goods to dvijas—grain, cloth, water—then standing with folded hands, bodies slightly bent, speaking softly; dvijas respond with blessings; the city backdrop remains subdued and orderly.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijāti (twice-born)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expresses itself as humility and disciplined conduct; respectful speech and modest demeanor are signs of dharmic refinement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse continues an ethical portrayal of an ideal community.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; it prescribes respectful social conduct and a livelihood aligned with service/devotion.