Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

एवं गोत्रसमुत्पन्ना वाडवा वेदपारगाः । द्विजपूजाक्रियायुक्ता नानाक्रतुक्रियापराः

Transliteration

evaṃ gotrasamutpannā vāḍavā vedapāragāḥ | dvijapūjākriyāyuktā nānākratukriyāparāḥ

Translation

So waren die in jenem Gotra Geborenen—die Vāḍavas—der Veden kundig, eifrig im Dienst der Dvijas und hingegeben an vielerlei Opferhandlungen und Riten.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• गोत्रसमुत्पन्नाः: born from the (same) gotra/lineage
• गोत्रसमुत्पन्नाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gotra + sam-utpanna (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+उत्+√पद्/√पत्?; रूढ ‘उत्पन्न’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (गोत्रात् समुत्पन्नाः), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वाडवाः: Vāḍavas (a group/lineage)
• वाडवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वेदपारगाः: versed in the Vedas
• वेदपारगाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda + pāra-ga (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + पार + ग)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वेदस्य पारं गताः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• द्विजपूजाक्रियायुक्ताः: engaged in acts of honoring Brahmins
• द्विजपूजाक्रियायुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvija + pūjā + kriyā + yukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (द्विजपूजाक्रियया युक्ताः), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (युक्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् विशेषण (indeclinable adjective)

• क्रतु: of sacrifice/rite
• क्रतु: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kratu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘क्रिया’ इत्यस्य सम्बन्धः (क्रतुकर्म)

• क्रियापराः: devoted to ritual actions
• क्रियापराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kriyā + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (क्रियायां पराः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa community is shown studying Veda, performing rites, and honoring fellow dvijas—an idealized dharmic settlement with yajña-śālā and teaching space.

Characters & Entities

• Vāḍavas
• Vedas
• Dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True nobility is shown through Vedic learning, reverence for the dharmic community, and commitment to yajña.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights dharmic qualities associated with a lineage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of multiple kratus (Vedic sacrifices) and the practice of honoring dvijas.