Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

ऋग्वेदः सामवेदश्च यजुर्वेदस्तथैव च । अथर्ववेदश्च तथा सर्वशास्त्राणि चैव ह

Transliteration

ṛgvedaḥ sāmavedaśca yajurvedastathaiva ca | atharvavedaśca tathā sarvaśāstrāṇi caiva ha

Translation

Dort sind der Ṛgveda, der Sāmaveda und der Yajurveda, ebenso auch der Atharvaveda; ja, alle Śāstras sind dort ebenfalls gegenwärtig.

Word by Word

• ऋग्वेदः: Ṛgveda
• ऋग्वेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक् + वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समास: ऋचां वेदः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सामवेदः: Sāmaveda
• सामवेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् + वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समास: साम्नां वेदः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यजुर्वेदः: Yajurveda
• यजुर्वेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् + वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समास: यजुषां वेदः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक/क्रियाविशेषण (connector/adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अथर्ववेदः: Atharvaveda
• अथर्ववेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अथर्वन् + वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समास: अथर्वणां वेदः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक/क्रियाविशेषण (connector/adverb)

• सर्वशास्त्राणि: all treatises/scriptures
• सर्वशास्त्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; समास: सर्वाणि शास्त्राणि (कर्मधारय)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ह: indeed (particle)
• ह: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; often expletive/emphatic)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant grove where the four Vedas appear as personified sages or as luminous palm-leaf manuscripts hovering around a central altar; the air is filled with syllables (akṣaras) and mantra-streams, suggesting that all śāstras reside there.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛgveda
• Sāmaveda
• Yajurveda
• Atharvaveda
• Śāstras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A mahātīrtha is not only a physical location—it embodies Vedic wisdom and the authority of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is described as a place where the Vedas and śāstric power are manifest.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse establishes Vedic/śāstric sanctity, supporting study, recitation, and Vedic-aligned worship.