Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं सुखसंतानदायकम् । माहात्म्यं शृणुयाद्वत्स सर्वसौख्याप्तये नरः

Transliteration

dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ sukhasaṃtānadāyakam | māhātmyaṃ śṛṇuyādvatsa sarvasaukhyāptaye naraḥ

Translation

हे माहात्म्य धन्य, यशदायक, आयुष्यवर्धक व सुखी संतती देणारे आहे। वत्सा, सर्व सुखप्राप्तीसाठी नराने ते श्रवण करावे।

Word by Word

• धन्यम्: blessed, auspicious
• धन्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्—माहात्म्यम्

• यशस्यम्: fame-giving
• यशस्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्—माहात्म्यम्

• आयुष्यम्: life-promoting
• आयुष्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्—माहात्म्यम्

• सुखसंतानदायकम्: giver of happiness and progeny
• सुखसंतानदायकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + संतान + दायक (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्—माहात्म्यम्

• माहात्म्यम्: the glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object of hearing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणुयात्: should hear
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वत्स: O dear child
• वत्स: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वसौख्याप्तये: for the attainment of all happiness
• सर्वसौख्याप्तये: Sampradana (Purpose/benefit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सौख्य + आप्ति (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Brahmā (continued context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (addressed) son/putra (‘vatsa’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A domestic-devotional tableau: a family or disciples listen to the māhātmya; above them appear symbolic boons—garland (fame), lamp (longevity), child/lineage motif (happy progeny), and a radiant umbrella (overall happiness).

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya (implicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Listening to sacred glorifications is treated as a dharmic act that supports worldly welfare and spiritual auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred site whose māhātmya yields these fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (listening) to the māhātmya is recommended for sarva-saukhya (complete well-being).