Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

उत्पन्नेषु च रत्नेषु भाग्यं वै यस्य यादृशम् । गजाश्वकल्पवृक्षाद्याश्चंद्रगोगणदंतिनः

Transliteration

utpanneṣu ca ratneṣu bhāgyaṃ vai yasya yādṛśam | gajāśvakalpavṛkṣādyāścaṃdragogaṇadaṃtinaḥ

Translation

ครั้นเมื่อรัตนะทั้งหลายบังเกิดขึ้น แต่ละผู้ก็ได้ส่วนตามบุญวาสนาของตน—ทั้งช้าง ม้า ต้นกัลปพฤกษ์ และทรัพย์อัศจรรย์อื่น ๆ ดุจจันทราและโคหมู่ใหญ่

Word by Word

• उत्पन्नेषु: when (they were) produced; among the arisen
• उत्पन्नेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु) → उत्पन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; भूतकृदन्त (PPP), सति-सप्तमी

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• रत्नेषु: among the jewels
• रत्नेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• भाग्यम्: fortune, destiny
• भाग्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/विधेय), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Discourse particle (निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (indeed)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• यादृशम्: such as, of whatever kind
• यादृशम्: Predicate/Complement (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (as is/whatever kind)

• गज: elephant
• गज: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद)

• अश्व: horse
• अश्व: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद)

• कल्पवृक्ष: wish-fulfilling tree
• कल्पवृक्ष: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः (कल्पस्य वृक्षः / कल्पः वृक्षः)

• आद्याः: and others (beginning with ...)
• आद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (etc., beginning with)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• चन्द्र: moon
• चन्द्र: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद)

• गो: cow
• गो: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद)

• गण: group, multitude
• गण: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद)

• दन्तिनः: tusked ones/elephants
• दन्तिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (समासोत्तरपद)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (narrative frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of treasures rising from the ocean: divine elephant, celestial horses, the Kalpavṛkṣa, and other wondrous beings; figures receive portions according to destiny—some rejoicing, some dissatisfied.

Characters & Entities

• Ratnas (treasures)
• Kalpavṛkṣa
• Gaja (elephants)
• Aśva (horses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly attainments differ by destiny and merit; Purāṇas frame prosperity as secondary to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra glorification (Prabhāsa region), using cosmic narrative to elevate the sanctity of the section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it lists outcomes of the cosmic event.