Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

सम्यग्बुद्ध्या समाचारा वर्णाश्रमयुता नराः । ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्वयाः शूद्राश्चान्ये तथा नराः

Transliteration

samyagbuddhyā samācārā varṇāśramayutā narāḥ | brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśvayāḥ śūdrāścānye tathā narāḥ

Translation

Les hommes établis dans la juste intelligence et la bonne conduite, vivant selon les disciplines du varṇa et de l’āśrama — qu’ils soient brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, śūdras, et d’autres encore — sont inclus dans cette voie.

Word by Word

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• बुद्ध्या: with understanding
• बुद्ध्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• समाचाराः: of good conduct
• समाचाराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural; विशेषणरूपेण ‘नराः’ इति विशेष्यस्य

• वर्ण-आश्रम-युताः: endowed with (proper) varṇa and āśrama
• वर्ण-आश्रम-युताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (युज् धातु, क्त/कृदन्त; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural; समासः: वर्णाश्रमैः युताः इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (सम्बद्ध/युक्त)

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• क्षत्रियाः: Kṣatriyas
• क्षत्रियाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• वैश्याः: Vaiśyas
• वैश्याः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• शूद्राः: Śūdras
• शूद्राः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘likewise/so’)

• नराः: people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural (पुनरुक्ति: समुच्चय/समाहारार्थ)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa narrating to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/seekers in the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of diverse pilgrims—brahmin, warrior, merchant, laborer—walking together toward a Himalayan Śiva shrine, each carrying simple offerings, unified by discipline and reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Kṣatriya
• Vaiśya
• Śūdra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-oriented dharma emphasizes right understanding and conduct, encompassing people across the varṇa-āśrama framework.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the implied pilgrimage context within Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Maintain proper conduct (samācāra) and dharmic discipline while engaging in Śiva worship.