Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्वंशे च ये जाता ब्राह्मणाः सत्यवादिनः । अलौल्याश्च महायज्ञा वेदाज्ञाप्रतिपालकाः

Transliteration

asminvaṃśe ca ye jātā brāhmaṇāḥ satyavādinaḥ | alaulyāśca mahāyajñā vedājñāpratipālakāḥ

Translation

The brāhmaṇas born in this lineage are speakers of truth—free from greed, performers of great yajñas, and preservers of the Veda’s commandments.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वंशे: in the lineage
• वंशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• जाताः: born
• जाताः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jan (जन्) + ta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सत्यवादिनः: truth-speaking
• सत्यवादिनः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya + vādin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सत्यं वदति इति)

• अलौल्याः: free from greed/restlessness
• अलौल्याः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a + laulya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नञ्-समासार्थक-निषेध (a- prefix)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• महायज्ञाः: performers of great sacrifices / great-sacrificers
• महायज्ञाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् यज्ञः)

• वेदाज्ञाप्रतिपालकाः: observers/maintainers of Vedic injunctions
• वेदाज्ञाप्रतिपालकाः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda + ājñā + pratipālaka (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य आज्ञा = वेदाज्ञा; तस्याः प्रतिपालकाः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified sacrificial hall: brāhmaṇas with śikhā and yajñopavīta, tending three fires, reciting Veda; a central figure speaks truthfully, rejecting gifts offered with greed; manuscripts and ladles (sruk/sruva) visible.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest lineage is measured by conduct—truthfulness, non-greed, sacrifice, and steadfast protection of Vedic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is ethical-genealogical and does not directly glorify a named tīrtha in this excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It praises performance of great yajñas and obedience to Vedic injunctions, without detailing a specific rite.