Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

विविधैः पूर्यते धान्यः शाद्वलैश्च वसुन्धरा । आरोग्यं हि भवेच्चैव जने गोपकुले तथा

Transliteration

vividhaiḥ pūryate dhānyaḥ śādvalaiśca vasundharā | ārogyaṃ hi bhaveccaiva jane gopakule tathā

Translation

اناج کی بہت سی قسمیں فراوان ہو جاتی ہیں اور زمین تازہ سبز گھاس سے ڈھک جاتی ہے۔ لوگوں میں بھی اور گوالوں کی بستیوں میں بھی یقیناً تندرستی پیدا ہوتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• विविधैः: with various (kinds)
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; विशेषण (शाद्वलैः/उपादानैः) — ‘with various (things)’

• पूर्यते: is filled
• पूर्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पॄ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग — Present, 3rd person, Singular, passive sense (‘is filled’)

• धान्यः: grain (crop)
• धान्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• शाद्वलैः: with grasses/turf
• शाद्वलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाद्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक — conjunction

• वसुन्धरा: the earth
• वसुन्धरा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात — particle ‘indeed’

• भवेत्: would be / should occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Optative, 3rd person, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय — conjunction

• एव: certainly
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात — particle (emphasis)

• जने: among people
• जने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• गोपकुले: in the community of cowherds
• गोपकुले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण — adverb ‘likewise’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Fields turn lush with green grass; granaries fill with diverse grains; villagers and herdsmen appear healthy, cattle thriving under clear post-rain skies.

Characters & Entities

• vasundharā (earth)
• dhānya (grain)
• gopa-kula (cowherd community)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred observance supports loka-kalyāṇa—collective welfare—manifesting as fertility of land and health of society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumāreśvara-tīrtha, within the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa of the Māheśvara-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse states the fruits (phala) of the preceding rite—abundance, greenery, and health—rather than detailing a new procedure.