Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

यजंते क्रतुभिस्तत्र हृष्टचित्तैकमानसाः । सर्वविद्यासु कुशला ब्राह्मणाः सत्यवादिनः

Transliteration

yajaṃte kratubhistatra hṛṣṭacittaikamānasāḥ | sarvavidyāsu kuśalā brāhmaṇāḥ satyavādinaḥ

Translation

Dort vollziehen sie Yajñas mit feierlichen Kratu-Riten, mit freudigem Herzen und einspitzigem Geist. In allen Wissenszweigen kundig, sprechen jene Brāhmaṇas die Wahrheit.

Word by Word

• यजन्ते: they perform sacrifice/worship
• यजन्ते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• क्रतुभिः: with rites/sacrifices
• क्रतुभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• हृष्टचित्तैकमानसाः: with joyful hearts and single-minded
• हृष्टचित्तैकमानसाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; हृष् धातु, क्त) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः (हृष्टं चित्तं येषां, एकं मानसं येषां—समाहारार्थे बहुपदसमासः; व्यवहारतः कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहिसदृशः)

• सर्वविद्यासु: in all sciences/knowledges
• सर्वविद्यासु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वासु विद्यasu = in all branches of knowledge)

• कुशलाः: skilled
• कुशलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सत्यवादिनः: truth-speaking
• सत्यवादिनः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सत्यं वदन्ति = truth-speaking)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (Kaṇṭavāḍīyā vicinity)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright sacrificial ground: brāhmaṇas chanting around the fire, faces serene and joyful, minds concentrated; implements arranged neatly; the king and narrator observe the orderly rite.

Characters & Entities

• Kratu (sacrifice)
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma shines where sacrifice is performed with focused joy, supported by learning and unwavering truthfulness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to practice ‘there’ within the Dharmāraṇya setting; it praises the dharmic culture of the locale rather than naming a tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of kratu-yajñas (solemn sacrificial rites), coupled with satya-vacana (truth-speaking) as a core discipline.