Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

३३ स्तुत्यो वेदमयो वेदात्मा वेदवित्तमः । वेदवेद्यो वेदयानो वेदरूपो गुणाकरः

Transliteration

33 stutyo vedamayo vedātmā vedavittamaḥ | vedavedyo vedayāno vedarūpo guṇākaraḥ

Translation

Digne d’être loué par les trente-trois dieux ; fait de Veda, âme même du Veda, suprême connaisseur du Veda — connu par le Veda, porté par le Veda, de forme védique, et trésor de vertus.

Word by Word

• स्तुत्यः: praiseworthy
• स्तुत्यः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तुत्य (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु धातु से)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (gerundive/‘to be praised’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वेदमयः: consisting of the Veda
• वेदमयः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वेदात्मा: whose essence is the Veda
• वेदात्मा: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वेदवित्तमः: best knower of the Veda
• वेदवित्तमः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + विद् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक ‘वित्’) + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तम-प्रत्यय (superlative)

• वेदवेद्यः: knowable through the Veda
• वेदवेद्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + वेद्य (प्रातिपदिक; √विद् धातु से)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (gerundive/‘to be known’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वेदयानः: whose vehicle/path is the Veda
• वेदयानः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वेदरूपः: having the form of the Veda
• वेदरूपः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गुणाकरः: mine/abode of virtues
• गुणाकरः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण + आकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (continuing stuti context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of the thirty-three gods offers praise; the deity is visualized as radiant, with subtle Vedic symbolism—palm-leaf manuscripts, ṛk/yajus/sāman motifs, and a halo inscribed with mantra-like patterns.

Characters & Entities

• Trayastriṃśat (33 gods)
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The praised divinity is established as Veda-grounded and Veda-revealed, making scriptural dharma the backbone of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a theological praise within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it emphasizes Vedic legitimacy and praise (stuti) rather than a specific rite.