Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अद्य नो मोढलोकानां धन्यो धर्मश्च वै गृहाः । धन्या च सकला पृथ्वी यज्ञधर्मा ह्यनेकशः

Transliteration

adya no moḍhalokānāṃ dhanyo dharmaśca vai gṛhāḥ | dhanyā ca sakalā pṛthvī yajñadharmā hyanekaśaḥ

Translation

இன்று எங்கள் மோ஢ மக்களுக்கு தர்மமும் பாக்கியமானது; எங்கள் இல்லங்களும் பாக்கியமானவை. யாக-தர்மங்கள் பலவகையாக நிலைபெற்றதால், முழு பூமியும் பாக்கியமானது.

Word by Word

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मोढलोकानाम्: of the Moḍha people/worlds
• मोढलोकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोढ + लोक (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पाठे 'मोढ' देश्य/समूहवाचक सम्भाव्य

• धन्यः: blessed
• धन्यः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• धर्मः: dharma/righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• गृहाः: houses/homes
• गृहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• धन्याः: blessed
• धन्याः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सकला: entire
• सकला: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पृथ्वी: earth
• पृथ्वी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यज्ञधर्माः: (many) sacrificial rites/dharmas
• यज्ञधर्माः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (बहुवचनं—'धर्माः' इति)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Emphasis/Reason (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• अनेकशः: in many ways/many times
• अनेकशः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner/frequency)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (addressing Hanumān; narrated by Vyāsa in context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya / Moḍha-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas gesture outward as if blessing their village and the earth; symbolic elements of yajña—fire altar, ladles, offerings—appear behind them; Hanumān stands as dharma-protector witness.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Moḍha (people/region)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is protected and honored, not only individuals but households and society experience auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse expands the blessing to the entire earth through dharmic practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajña-dharma is referenced generally—supporting sacrificial and righteous duties as ongoing obligations.