Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57
Devanagari script
आपूरयन्द्विजातीनां वणिजस्ते गवात्मजाः
Transliteration
āpūrayandvijātīnāṃ vaṇijaste gavātmajāḥ
Translation
وہ تاجر، گَوَوَںش کے فرزند، اُن دْوِجاتیوں کو پوری طرح مہیا رکھتے تھے—ان کی ضرورتیں کسی کمی کے بغیر پوری کرتے تھے۔
Word by Word
आपूरयन्filling/supplying
आपूरयन्:
Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-पूॄ/पूर् (धातु)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे/विशेषण (qualifying वणिजः)
द्विजातीनाम्of the twice-born (brāhmaṇas etc.)
द्विजातीनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक; द्वि + जाति)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)
वणिजःmerchants
वणिजः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवणिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता
तेthose/they
ते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (referring back)
गवात्मजाःsons of cowherds (gopas’ sons)
गवात्मजाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगव्/गो (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तृसमानााधिकरण (apposition to वणिजः/ते)
Speaker
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Merchants respectfully offering provisions to seated dvijas—sacks of grain, jars of water, fruits, and cloth bundles—within a forest-kshetra courtyard; gestures of humility and abundance.
Characters & Entities
V
VaṇijD
DvijātiG
Go (cow)FAQs
Supporting spiritual practitioners through provision and generosity is itself a dharmic act that sustains a tīrtha’s sanctity.
Dharmāraṇya, where the twice-born are maintained through devoted local support.
The verse implies dāna/sevā—material support to dvijas—rather than detailing a specific rite.