Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

याज्ञिकाश्च शुभाचाराः सत्यशौचपरायणाः । धर्मज्ञा दानशीलाश्च निर्मलाश्च महोत्सुकाः

Transliteration

yājñikāśca śubhācārāḥ satyaśaucaparāyaṇāḥ | dharmajñā dānaśīlāśca nirmalāśca mahotsukāḥ

Translation

Sie sind Vollzieher der Yajñas, von glückverheißender Lebensart, der Wahrheit und Reinheit zugetan; Kenner des Dharma, freigebig im Spenden, makellos im Wandel und voller edlen Eifers.

Word by Word

• याज्ञिकाः: sacrificers, ritualists
• याज्ञिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः; conjunction ‘and’

• शुभाचाराः: of good conduct
• शुभाचाराः: Karta-sāmānādhikaraṇa (Appositional predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभाचार (प्रातिपदिक; शुभ + आचार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सत्यशौचपरायणाः: devoted to truth and purity
• सत्यशौचपरायणाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शौच (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘सत्ये शौचे च परायण’

• धर्मज्ञाः: knowers of dharma
• धर्मज्ञाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; धर्म + ज्ञ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘धर्मं जानन्ति’

• दानशीलाः: charitable by nature
• दानशीलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दानशील (प्रातिपदिक; दान + शील)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• निर्मलाः: pure, spotless
• निर्मलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• महोत्सुकाः: very eager
• महोत्सुकाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महोत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक; महा + उत्सुक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vibrant yet orderly sacrificial setting within a forest-kshetra: altars, ladles, fire, and disciplined participants radiating purity and generosity.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Yajña
• Dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through truth, purity, yajña-mindedness, and generosity—together forming a holy life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred setting whose people embody these virtues.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajña (sacrificial worship) and dāna (charity) are praised as defining practices, though no procedure is detailed.