Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

त्वत्प्रसादान्महाभाग धनसौख्ययुता द्विजाः । भवंतु सर्वे सततं वणिजश्च महाबलाः

Transliteration

tvatprasādānmahābhāga dhanasaukhyayutā dvijāḥ | bhavaṃtu sarve satataṃ vaṇijaśca mahābalāḥ

Translation

ஹே மகாபாக்யவானே! உமது அருளால் எல்லா த்விஜர்களும் எப்போதும் செல்வமும் சுகமும் பெற்றிருப்பாராக; வணிகர்களும் என்றும் பெரும் வலிமையுடனும் செழிப்புடனும் இருப்பாராக.

Word by Word

• tvat-prasādāt: from your grace
• tvat-prasādāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्वत्-प्रसादः)

• mahābhāga: O fortunate one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• dhana-saukhya-yutāḥ: endowed with wealth and happiness
• dhana-saukhya-yutāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + saukhya (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √yuj युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (धनसौख्येन युक्ताः); विशेषणम् (द्विजाः इति विशेष्य)

• dvijāḥ: brāhmaṇas (twice-born)
• dvijāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• bhavantu: may they be
• bhavantu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (द्विजाः इति विशेष्य)

• satatam: constantly
• satatam: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satatam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• vaṇijaḥ: merchants
• vaṇijaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṇij (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• mahābalāḥ: very strong
• mahābalāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् बलं येषाम्); विशेषणम् (वणिजः इति विशेष्य)

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas bless the residents through Gaṇeśa’s grace: brāhmaṇas with scriptures and ritual implements appear content and secure; merchants with caravans and goods appear strong and prosperous, all under Gaṇeśa’s protective presence.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa (addressed)
• Dvijas
• Vaṇijas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity is framed as a fruit of divine grace supporting dharma and stable community life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred settlement whose brāhmaṇas and merchants are to flourish.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse expresses a desired outcome (dhana and sukha) through divine favor.