Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

शुचिव्रतपरः शांतो देवद्विजपरायणः । कृतज्ञश्च सुशीलश्च यज्ञकर्मविचक्षणः

Transliteration

śucivrataparaḥ śāṃto devadvijaparāyaṇaḥ | kṛtajñaśca suśīlaśca yajñakarmavicakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

彼は清浄なる誓戒に励み、性は静謐で、神々と再生者たちに堅く帰依していた。恩を知り、品行端正で、ヤジュニャ（祭祀）の作法に巧みであった。

Word by Word

• शुचिव्रतपरः: devoted to pure vows
• शुचिव्रतपरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचिव्रतपर (प्रातिपदिक: शुचि + व्रत + पर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शान्तः: peaceful
• शान्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; √शम् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवद्विजपरायणः: devoted to gods and brāhmaṇas
• देवद्विजपरायणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव + द्विज + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देव-द्विजयोः परायणः (devoted to gods and brāhmaṇas)

• कृतज्ञः: grateful
• कृतज्ञः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक: कृत + ज्ञ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• सुशीलः: well-conducted/virtuous
• सुशीलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुशील (प्रातिपदिक: सु + शील)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• यज्ञकर्मविचक्षणः: skilled in sacrificial rites
• यज्ञकर्मविचक्षणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञकर्मविचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक: यज्ञ + कर्म + विचक्षण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Tīrthamāhātmya context; specific speaker not stated in the snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gālava performs a small yajña with calm demeanor; he offers oblations, greets visiting brāhmaṇas, and maintains a serene, pure household/āśrama order.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (gods)
• Dvija (brāhmaṇas)
• Yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True merit is shown through purity, calmness, gratitude, good conduct, reverence for devas and brāhmaṇas, and competence in dharmic rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse supports the māhātmya narrative by establishing the saintly qualifications of Gālava.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

General endorsement of yajña-karma (sacrificial duties) and śuci-vrata (pure vows), without detailing a specific rite.