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Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77

देवी च यक्षिणी प्रोक्ता द्वितीया कर्मला तथा । अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाता वाडवा धनिनः शुभाः

devī ca yakṣiṇī proktā dvitīyā karmalā tathā | asmingotre ca ye jātā vāḍavā dhaninaḥ śubhāḥ

دیوی اور یَکشِنی کا اعلان کیا گیا ہے؛ اور دوسری کے طور پر کرملا بھی۔ اور اس گوتر میں پیدا ہونے والے واڈوا لوگ دولت مند، نیک اور مبارک ہیں۔

देवीDevī
देवी:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
and
:
Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
यक्षिणीYakṣiṇī
यक्षिणी:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyakṣiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
प्रोक्ताsaid/called
प्रोक्ता:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√vac (वच्) + pra + ta (क्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
द्वितीयाthe second
द्वितीया:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम्
कर्मलाKarmalā
कर्मला:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkarmalā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
गोत्रेin the lineage/clan
गोत्रे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootgotra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
and
:
Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम
जाताःborn
जाताः:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√jan (जन्) + ta (क्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
वाडवाःVāḍavas (a group/people)
वाडवाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvāḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
धनिनःwealthy
धनिनः:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdhanin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
शुभाःauspicious/good
शुभाः:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Scene: A prosperous but pious household: Devī and Yakṣiṇī named as protective presences; a brāhmaṇa family performs daily worship, with granaries/coins depicted subtly, emphasizing ‘śubha’ wealth used for charity.

D
Devī
Y
Yakṣiṇī
K
Karmalā
V
Vāḍavā

FAQs

Auspicious prosperity is portrayed as accompanying dharmic lineage and right conduct, not mere accumulation.

No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse continues the pravara/gotra listing within Dharmāraṇya.

None stated directly; the content supports ritual identification through pravara naming.