Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

तपस्विनो योगिनश्च वेदवेदांगपारगाः । साधवश्च सदाचारा विष्णुभक्तिपरायणाः

Transliteration

tapasvino yoginaśca vedavedāṃgapāragāḥ | sādhavaśca sadācārā viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

Ce sont des ascètes et des yogins, versés dans les Veda et les Vedāṅga ; des saints à la conduite droite, entièrement voués à la dévotion envers Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• तपस्विनः: ascetics
• तपस्विनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + वेदाङ्ग + पारग (प्रातिपदिक); पारग < √गम् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वेदवेदाङ्गयोः पारगाः = those who have gone to the far shore of Veda and Vedāṅga)

• साधवः: good/virtuous men
• साधवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• सदाचाराः: of good conduct
• सदाचाराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सद् आचारः यस्य/ये = of good conduct)

• विष्णुभक्तिपरायणाः: wholly devoted to devotion to Viṣṇu
• विष्णुभक्तिपरायणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु + भक्ति + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विष्णुभक्तौ परायणाः = devoted to devotion to Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene forest-āśrama: ascetics seated on kuśa mats, some in meditation, others reciting Veda with palm-leaf manuscripts; a subtle Viṣṇu emblem (śaṅkha-cakra) indicates their devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Veda
• Vedāṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True excellence is the union of learning (Veda), discipline (tapas-yoga), ethical conduct, and devotion to the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific pilgrimage-site is named; the verse praises virtues and devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied prescriptions are tapas, yoga, scriptural study, and bhakti.