Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

सर्वकर्मरता श्चैव सर्वधर्मेषु निश्चलाः । वेदशास्त्रार्थनिपुणा यजने याजने रताः

Transliteration

sarvakarmaratā ścaiva sarvadharmeṣu niścalāḥ | vedaśāstrārthanipuṇā yajane yājane ratāḥ

Translation

Sie sind jeder rechten Handlung zugetan und in allen Dharmas unbeweglich; kundig im Sinn von Veda und Śāstra, erfreuen sie sich sowohl am Vollzug der Yajñas als auch am Priesteramt für andere.

Word by Word

• सर्व-कर्म-रताः: engaged in all works/rites
• सर्व-कर्म-रताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वेषु कर्मसु रताः’ (engaged in all duties)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• सर्व-धर्मेषु: in all dharmas/duties
• सर्व-धर्मेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वेषु धर्मेषु’

• निश्चलाः: steadfast/immovable
• निश्चलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वेद-शास्त्र-अर्थ-निपुणाः: skilled in the meanings of Veda and scriptures
• वेद-शास्त्र-अर्थ-निपुणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + निपुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘वेदशास्त्रयोः अर्थे निपुणाः’ (skilled in the meanings of Veda and śāstra)

• यजने: in performing sacrifice (yajana)
• यजने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• याजने: in officiating sacrifice for others (yājana)
• याजने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रताः: devoted/engaged
• रताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya narrative voice; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yajña scene: learned brāhmaṇas chanting, one as yajamāna, another as hotṛ/adhvaryu; manuscripts open, ladles and ghee, orderly ritual space conveying steadiness in dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Śāstra
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is steadiness in righteous conduct, joined with scriptural understanding and selfless ritual service.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is mentioned; the verse praises dharmic qualities within the Dharmāraṇya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajña is highlighted—both personal performance (yajane) and priestly officiation (yājane).