Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ते सुपण्यमुखाः सर्वे पुत्रा ववृधिरे क्रमात । धूलिकेलिं वितन्वन्तः पित रौ तोषयंति ते

Transliteration

te supaṇyamukhāḥ sarve putrā vavṛdhire kramāta | dhūlikeliṃ vitanvantaḥ pita rau toṣayaṃti te

Translation

บุตรทั้งหลายเหล่านั้น—เริ่มแต่สุปาณยะ—เติบโตขึ้นตามกาล เล่นสนุกคลุกฝุ่นตามประสาเด็กน้อย และยังความปีติแก่บิดามารดา

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); सर्वनाम

• supaṇya-mukhāḥ: headed by Supaṇya
• supaṇya-mukhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa of putrāḥ (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: supaṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); बहुव्रीहिः (येषां मुखं सुपण्यः/सुपण्यादयः) — ‘headed by Supaṇya’

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa of putrāḥ (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• putrāḥ: sons
• putrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• vavṛdhire: grew/prospered
• vavṛdhire: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural); आत्मनेपदम्

• kramāt: gradually/in due order
• kramāt: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (singular); अव्ययीभावार्थे—‘क्रमेण’ (adverbial ablative)

• dhūli-kelim: play in the dust
• dhūli-kelim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūli (प्रातिपदिक) + keli (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषभावः (धूल्याः केलिः)

• vitanvantaḥ: spreading/engaging in
• vitanvantaḥ: Karta (Agent of participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + tan (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• pitarau: the two parents (father and mother)
• pitarau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (dual)

• toṣayanti: they please
• toṣayanti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural); परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative sense: ‘cause to be pleased’)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); सर्वनाम

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Eight boys playing ‘dhūli-keli’ (dust play) in a courtyard, raising soft dust; parents watching with affectionate smiles; toys, small carts, and playful wrestling.

Characters & Entities

• Supāṇya
• Parents (pitarau)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas humanize dharma through everyday life scenes, preparing the ground for later moral and tīrtha-based transformation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger passage belongs to Agnitīrtha Māhātmya in Setukhaṇḍa, though this verse depicts family life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive narrative.