Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

द्विजातिभक्त्युत्पन्नार्थैरात्मानं पोषयंति ये । सदा संकुचितांगाश्च द्विजसंभाषणादिषु

Transliteration

dvijātibhaktyutpannārthairātmānaṃ poṣayaṃti ye | sadā saṃkucitāṃgāśca dvijasaṃbhāṣaṇādiṣu

Translation

Những ai nuôi thân bằng của cải có được nhờ lòng sùng kính đối với hàng dvija (nhị sinh), thì luôn khiêm cung, tiết chế—nhất là trong lời ăn tiếng nói và sự giao tiếp với các dvija.

Word by Word

• dvijāti: the twice-born class
• dvijāti: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + jāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (compound member)

• bhaktyā: by devotion (to dvijātis)
• bhaktyā: Hetu/Instrument (Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); ‘dvijātibhakti’ = devotion to dvijātis

• utpanna: arisen, produced
• utpanna: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ut-√pad (धातु) + utpanna (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (compound member)

• arthaiḥ: with wealth obtained (therefrom)
• arthaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘bhakty-utpanna-artha’ = wealth produced by devotion

• ātmānam: themselves
• ātmānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• poṣayanti: nourish, maintain
• poṣayanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √puṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालाव्यय (adverb of time)

• saṃkucita: contracted, restrained
• saṃkucita: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√kuc (धातु) + saṃkucita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (compound member)

• aṃgāḥ: limbs (i.e., demeanor)
• aṃgāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘saṃkucitāṃga’ = having restrained limbs

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• dvija: twice-born (brahmin etc.)
• dvija: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (compound member)

• saṃbhāṣaṇa: conversation (with dvijas)
• saṃbhāṣaṇa: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃ-√bhāṣ (धातु) + saṃbhāṣaṇa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार; verbal noun (action noun) ‘conversation’; ‘dvijasaṃbhāṣaṇa’ = conversation with dvijas

• ādiṣu: in (matters) such as ... etc.
• ādiṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘-ādiṣu’ = ‘etc. (in such matters)’

Speaker

Gaṇas (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṃyaminī-purī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahābhāga interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Residents offering respectfully earned goods to dvijas—grain, cloth, water—then standing with folded hands, bodies slightly bent, speaking softly; dvijas respond with blessings; the city backdrop remains subdued and orderly.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijāti (twice-born)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expresses itself as humility and disciplined conduct; respectful speech and modest demeanor are signs of dharmic refinement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse continues an ethical portrayal of an ideal community.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; it prescribes respectful social conduct and a livelihood aligned with service/devotion.