Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

विविधैः पूर्यते धान्यः शाद्वलैश्च वसुन्धरा । आरोग्यं हि भवेच्चैव जने गोपकुले तथा

Transliteration

vividhaiḥ pūryate dhānyaḥ śādvalaiśca vasundharā | ārogyaṃ hi bhaveccaiva jane gopakule tathā

Translation

വിവിധ ധാന്യങ്ങളാൽ സമൃദ്ധി നിറയും; വസുന്ധര പുതുപച്ച ശാദ്വലങ്ങളാൽ മൂടപ്പെടും. ജനങ്ങളിലും ഗോപകുലങ്ങളിലും ആരോഗ്യവും ഉദിക്കും.

Word by Word

• विविधैः: with various (kinds)
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; विशेषण (शाद्वलैः/उपादानैः) — ‘with various (things)’

• पूर्यते: is filled
• पूर्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पॄ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग — Present, 3rd person, Singular, passive sense (‘is filled’)

• धान्यः: grain (crop)
• धान्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• शाद्वलैः: with grasses/turf
• शाद्वलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाद्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक — conjunction

• वसुन्धरा: the earth
• वसुन्धरा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात — particle ‘indeed’

• भवेत्: would be / should occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Optative, 3rd person, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय — conjunction

• एव: certainly
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात — particle (emphasis)

• जने: among people
• जने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• गोपकुले: in the community of cowherds
• गोपकुले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण — adverb ‘likewise’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Fields turn lush with green grass; granaries fill with diverse grains; villagers and herdsmen appear healthy, cattle thriving under clear post-rain skies.

Characters & Entities

• vasundharā (earth)
• dhānya (grain)
• gopa-kula (cowherd community)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred observance supports loka-kalyāṇa—collective welfare—manifesting as fertility of land and health of society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumāreśvara-tīrtha, within the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa of the Māheśvara-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse states the fruits (phala) of the preceding rite—abundance, greenery, and health—rather than detailing a new procedure.