Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तस्या वृत्तेरर्द्धभागो गोत्रदेव्यै तु कल्प्यताम् । द्विगुणं वणिजा चैव पुत्रं जाते भवेदिति

Transliteration

tasyā vṛtterarddhabhāgo gotradevyai tu kalpyatām | dviguṇaṃ vaṇijā caiva putraṃ jāte bhavediti

Translation

Desse sustento, destine-se a metade à gotradevī, a deusa da linhagem. E para o mercador prescreve-se o dobro (parte/oferenda), para que, ao nascer um filho, isso se cumpra como fruto abençoado.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of that (maintenance)
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वृत्तेः: of the maintenance
• वृत्तेः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अर्द्धभागः: half portion
• अर्द्धभागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—अर्द्धस्य भागः (half-share)

• गोत्रदेव्यै: to the clan-deity
• गोत्रदेव्यै: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—गोत्रस्य देवी (clan-deity)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निपात (but/indeed)

• कल्प्यताम्: let it be allotted
• कल्प्यताम्: Vidhi (Command/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि—कल्प्यताम् (let it be assigned)

• द्विगुणम्: double
• द्विगुणम्: Visheshana (Measure-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगुण = twice (double)

• वणिजा: by a merchant
• वणिजा: Karaṇa (Agent/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/सहकारक (by/through a merchant)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—अवधारण (emphasis: just/only)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जाते: when (he is) born
• जाते: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त-प्रयोग, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; लोके—जाते (when born)

• भवेत्: would be/should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Ukti-parisamāpti (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shrine to the gotradevī within a home/kshetra precinct: the householder places a large measured portion of grain/coins before the deity; a merchant’s scales and goods appear, indicating the ‘double’ rule; elders bless a couple for a son.

Characters & Entities

• gotradevī
• vaṇij (merchant)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Family continuity is linked to honoring one’s lineage-deity and dedicating resources in a dharmic, proportionate way.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No geographical tīrtha is specified; the verse emphasizes gotra-based devotion rather than place-based māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Assign half of one’s livelihood as due to the gotradevī; for merchants, a doubled allotment/offer is indicated in connection with progeny-blessing.