Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

महाव्रताः पुराणज्ञा महादानपरायणाः । निर्द्वेषिणो लोभयुता वेदाध्य यनतत्पराः

Transliteration

mahāvratāḥ purāṇajñā mahādānaparāyaṇāḥ | nirdveṣiṇo lobhayutā vedādhya yanatatparāḥ

Translation

അവർ മഹാവ്രതധാരികൾ, പുരാണജ്ഞർ, മഹാദാനത്തിൽ പരായണർ; ദ്വേഷരഹിതർ—എങ്കിലും ലോഭയുക്തർ—വേദാധ്യയനത്തിൽ നിരന്തരം തത്പരർ.

Word by Word

• महाव्रताः: of great vows
• महाव्रताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• पुराणज्ञाः: knowers of the Purāṇas
• पुराणज्ञाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण-ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; ज्ञ < ज्ञा (धातु) + क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• महादानपरायणाः: devoted to great charity
• महादानपरायणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-दान-परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• निर्द्वेषिणः: free from hatred
• निर्द्वेषिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्द्वेषिन् (प्रातिपदिक; निर्- + द्वेषिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• लोभयुताः: endowed with greed
• लोभयुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोभ-युत (प्रातिपदिक; युत < यु (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त विशेषण

• वेदाध्ययनतत्पराः: intent on Vedic study
• वेदाध्ययनतत्पराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-अध्ययन-तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vow-keepers and donors near an āśrama: one offers cows/gold/food; another clutches a purse—showing greed lingering amid piety; Veda recitation in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Purāṇa
• Veda
• Vrata
• Dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes vows, learning, and generosity, but inner purification must also address subtle faults like greed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mahādāna (great charity) and mahāvrata (great vows) are praised generally; no single named rite is specified.