Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच । कृते सत्रे ततो वेधा धीमान्सन्तुष्टचेतसा । यज्ञभागं ततो दत्त्वा वम्रीभ्यो विश्वकर्मणे

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | kṛte satre tato vedhā dhīmānsantuṣṭacetasā | yajñabhāgaṃ tato dattvā vamrībhyo viśvakarmaṇe

Translation

Vyāsa sprach: Als das Opferkollegium (satra) vollendet war, wies der weise Schöpfer (Vedhā/Brahmā) mit zufriedenen Sinnes die Opfergabe zu und gab den Opferanteil den Vamrīs für Viśvakarman.

Word by Word

• vyāsaḥ: Vyāsa
• vyāsaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• kṛte: when completed
• kṛte: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), सप्तमी, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सत्रे इत्यस्य विशेषण; ‘when (it was) done’)

• satre: in the sacrificial session (satra)
• satre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रमवाचक (then/from there)

• vedhāḥ: Vedhā (Brahmā)
• vedhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (ब्रह्मा)

• dhīmān: wise
• dhīmān: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (धीमत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (विशेषण)

• santuṣṭa-cetasā: with a satisfied mind
• santuṣṭa-cetasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: santuṣṭa-cetas (सन्तुष्ट + चेतस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सन्तुष्टं चेतः यस्य/सन्तुष्टचेतस्), तृतीया (करण), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग (भावे: ‘with a satisfied mind’)

• yajña-bhāgam: a share of the sacrifice
• yajña-bhāgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña-bhāga (यज्ञ + भाग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (यज्ञस्य भागः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• vamrībhyaḥ: to the ants/termites (vamrīs)
• vamrībhyaḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vamrī (वम्री प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन

• viśvakarmaṇe: to Viśvakarman
• viśvakarmaṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva-karman (विश्व + कर्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘विश्वस्य कर्मा’/‘विश्वकर्मा’), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest sacrificial enclosure after a satra: Brahmā (Vedhā) serene and satisfied, priests and attendants present, offering portions being apportioned; Vamrīs (ant-like beings/earth-dwellers) receiving a share on behalf of Viśvakarman; sacred fire embers glowing at completion.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Vedhā (Brahmā)
• Viśvakarman
• Vamrīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma in ritual includes rightful distribution—offering due shares honors cosmic order and sustains divine harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Dharmāraṇya’s sacred setting; the sanctity arises from yajña-performance and divine participation there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The giving of yajña-bhāga (a sacrificial allotment) is described—an example of proper ritual distribution (dakṣiṇā/portioning) after a satra.