Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सर्वे ते शुद्धमनसो वेदवेदांगपारगाः । तत्र स्नात्वा यथान्यायं कृत्वा कर्म जपादिकम्

Transliteration

sarve te śuddhamanaso vedavedāṃgapāragāḥ | tatra snātvā yathānyāyaṃ kṛtvā karma japādikam

Translation

Tous avaient l’esprit pur et étaient accomplis dans les Veda et leurs Vedāṅga. Là, après s’être baignés selon la règle, ils accomplirent les rites—tels le japa (récitation) et le reste.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• शुद्धमनसः: pure-minded
• शुद्धमनसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासान्त-विशेषण (having pure minds)

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (वेद-वेदाङ्गयोः पारगाः) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ-समासप्राय

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bathed)

• यथान्यायम्: according to proper procedure
• यथान्यायम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव समास; क्रियाविशेषण (according to rule)

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• कर्म: rites/ritual acts
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• जपादिकम्: such as japa (muttering) etc.
• जपादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (जप-आदि) समाहार/समुच्चयार्थ; कर्म इति पदस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (continuing the scene-setting narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kurukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages at dawn on a sacred waterbody: bathing, wringing garments, applying tilaka, then sitting in rows for japa with rosaries; the atmosphere is quiet, ordered, and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Vedāṅga
• Snāna (ritual bathing)
• Japa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purified intention joined with scriptural discipline expresses itself through orderly practice—bathing, rites, and mantra-recitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate context continues at Kurukṣetra, where bathing and rites are performed according to rule.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ritual bathing (snāna) performed yathā-nyāya and the performance of karma including japa are explicitly stated.