Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तथा वेदविदो विप्रा यज्ञकर्मविचक्षणाः । गृहस्थाश्रमिणो ये च ये चारण्यनिवासिनः

Transliteration

tathā vedavido viprā yajñakarmavicakṣaṇāḥ | gṛhasthāśramiṇo ye ca ye cāraṇyanivāsinaḥ

Translation

De même furent conviés les brāhmaṇa connaisseurs des Veda, experts dans les actes du sacrifice, tant ceux qui suivaient la voie du maître de maison que ceux qui demeuraient en forêt.

Word by Word

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya/समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• वेदविदः: knowers of the Veda
• वेदविदः: Karta/कर्ता (also invited)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + विद् (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘वेदं वेत्ति’ इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta/कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• यज्ञकर्मविचक्षणाः: skilled in sacrificial rites
• यज्ञकर्मविचक्षणाः: Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ + कर्म + विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘यज्ञकर्मणि विचक्षणाः’ इति; विशेषण (विप्राः)

• गृहस्थाश्रमिणः: those in the householder stage
• गृहस्थाश्रमिणः: Karta/कर्ता (also invited)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ + आश्रमिन् (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘गृहस्थ-आश्रमं येषां ते’ (आश्रमिन्-प्रत्ययान्त)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta/कर्ता (relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya/समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• ये: who
• ये: Karta/कर्ता (relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya/समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• आरण्यनिवासिनः: forest-dwellers
• आरण्यनिवासिनः: Karta/कर्ता (also invited)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरण्य + निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आरण्ये निवसन्ति’ इति

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two groups of brāhmaṇas arrive: gṛhasthas with orderly attire and ritual implements; forest-dwellers with bark garments, jaṭā, and kamaṇḍalu—both welcomed into the yajña space.

Characters & Entities

• Vipras (Brāhmaṇas)
• Veda
• Yajña
• Gṛhasthas
• Āraṇyakas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is supported across āśramas: both disciplined householders and forest-dwellers contribute to the sanctity of yajña.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but no particular site is identified in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It highlights competence in yajña procedures, implying adherence to correct Vedic ritual performance.