Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

सदाचाराः सुरूपाश्च बुद्धितो दीर्घदर्शिनः । वात्स्यायनसगोत्रेयाः प्रवरैः पंचभिर्युताः

Transliteration

sadācārāḥ surūpāśca buddhito dīrghadarśinaḥ | vātsyāyanasagotreyāḥ pravaraiḥ paṃcabhiryutāḥ

Translation

Sie sind von gutem Wandel und schöner Gestalt und durch ihren Geist weitsichtig. Sie gehören zum Vātsyāyana-Gotra und sind mit fünf Pravara ausgestattet.

Word by Word

• सत्-आचाराः: of good conduct
• सत्-आचाराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सन्तः आचाराः येषाम्/सदाचारयुक्ताः’ (of good conduct)

• सुरूपाः: handsome/well-formed
• सुरूपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

• बुद्धितः: by intellect; intellectually
• बुद्धितः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘बुद्धितः’ = बुद्ध्या/बुद्धेः कारणात् (by/through intellect)

• दीर्घ-दर्शिनः: far-sighted
• दीर्घ-दर्शिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘दीर्घं पश्यन्ति’ (far-sighted)

• वात्स्यायन-स-गोत्रेयाः: belonging to the Vātsyāyana gotra
• वात्स्यायन-स-गोत्रेयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात्स्यायन (प्रातिपदिक) + स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थे ‘सह’) + गोत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘वात्स्यायन-गोत्रसम्बद्धाः’ (belonging to Vātsyāyana gotra)

• प्रवरैः: with the pravaras
• प्रवरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (सर्वलिङ्ग), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (qualifying ‘प्रवरैः’)

• युताः: endowed/associated
• युताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (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 dignified group of brāhmaṇas with serene faces and disciplined posture, shown with symbolic ‘five pravaras’ as five sages in the background or five sacred flames above, indicating lineage endowment.

Characters & Entities

• Vātsyāyana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True nobility is marked by sadācāra (right conduct) and clear, far-sighted intelligence, anchored in sacred lineage remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse continues a Dharmāraṇya lineage description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pravara affiliation is stated (five pravaras), which is used for correct Vedic ritual identification.