Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

दिनेदिने प्रहर्षोभूज्जनानां तत्र वासिनाः । पठंति स्म द्विजास्तत्र ऋग्युजुःसामलक्षणान्

Transliteration

dinedine praharṣobhūjjanānāṃ tatra vāsināḥ | paṭhaṃti sma dvijāstatra ṛgyujuḥsāmalakṣaṇān

Translation

Jour après jour, la joie s’élevait parmi les habitants de ce lieu. Là, les dvija récitaient les Veda—Ṛg, Yajus et Sāman—avec leurs marques justes et les disciplines du chant.

Word by Word

• दिने: in a day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• दिने: day by day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (day by day)

• प्रहर्षः: joy
• प्रहर्षः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अभूत्: arose/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• जनानाम्: of the people
• जनानाम्: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)

• वासिनः: residents
• वासिनः: Karta (Subject qualifier: residents)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पठन्ति: recite/read
• पठन्ति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• स्म: indeed/used to
• स्म: Sambandha (Aspect marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: भूतार्थे/अनुस्मरणार्थे अव्यय (past-habitual marker with present)

• द्विजाः: brāhmaṇas/twice-born
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)

• ऋग्युजुःसामलक्षणान्: (texts) marked as Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman
• ऋग्युजुःसामलक्षणान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक् + यजुः + सामन् + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ) ‘ऋग्-यजुः-साम-लक्षण’ = वेदत्रय-लक्षणान् (those characterized by Ṛg, Yajus, Sāman)

Speaker

Brahmā (continuing reply)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A thriving sacred settlement in the forest: residents joyful each day while brāhmaṇas sit in orderly rows reciting Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman with precise discipline and traditional marks of chanting.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Dvijas
• Ṛgveda
• Yajurveda
• Sāmaveda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place thrives when dharma is lived daily—especially through Vedic study, chanting, and disciplined conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the sanctity of the unnamed “place/settlement” (tatra), characterized by Vedic life and joy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Veda-pāṭha (Vedic recitation) by the twice-born is highlighted as the sustaining religious practice.