Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

मुमुक्षवो महात्मानो निर्ममा ब्रह्मवादिनः । धर्मज्ञा अनसूयाश्च सत्यवतपरायणाः

Transliteration

mumukṣavo mahātmāno nirmamā brahmavādinaḥ | dharmajñā anasūyāśca satyavataparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

Ils étaient des aspirants à la mokṣa : âmes magnanimes, sans esprit de possession, voués à l’enseignement du Brahman ; connaisseurs du dharma, sans jalousie, fermement établis dans la vérité et la conduite juste.

Word by Word

• मुमुक्षवः: desirous of liberation
• मुमुक्षवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुमुक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Nominative plural); विशेषणम्

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones
• महात्मानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• निर्ममाः: free from possessiveness
• निर्ममाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• ब्रह्मवादिनः: expounders of Brahman/Veda
• ब्रह्मवादिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• धर्मज्ञाः: knowers of dharma
• धर्मज्ञाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• अनसूयाः: free from envy
• अनसूयाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनसूया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (a-nasūyā = non-envious)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• सत्यवतपरायणाः: devoted to truthfulness
• सत्यवतपरायणाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (describing the assembled sages in Setukhaṇḍa frame-story)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naimiṣa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of ascetics described by their qualities: calm faces, simple garments, minimal possessions; their posture and gaze convey liberation-seeking seriousness and truth-centered discipline.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation-oriented listening requires inner virtues—truthfulness, non-possessiveness, dharma-knowledge, and freedom from envy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sets the audience-context; the Setu tīrtha is the subject of the section, though not named in this particular verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on inner discipline and ethical qualification.