Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

वेदवेदांगवेदार्थान्वेदोक्ताचारचंचुरः । राजमान्यो बहुधनो वदान्यः कीर्तिभाजनम्

Transliteration

vedavedāṃgavedārthānvedoktācāracaṃcuraḥ | rājamānyo bahudhano vadānyaḥ kīrtibhājanam

Translation

അവൻ വേദങ്ങളും വേദാംഗങ്ങളും വേദാർത്ഥങ്ങളും അറിഞ്ഞവൻ; വേദോക്ത ആചാരത്തിൽ ചുറുചുറുപ്പുള്ളവൻ; രാജന്മാർ ആദരിച്ച, ധനസമ്പന്നൻ, ദാനശീലൻ, സുകീർത്തിയുടെ പാത്രം.

Word by Word

• वेद-वेदाङ्ग-वेदार्थान्: the Vedas, Vedāṅgas, and meanings of the Vedas
• वेद-वेदाङ्ग-वेदार्थान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वेदोक्त-आचार-चञ्चुरः: eager in conduct prescribed by the Veda
• वेदोक्त-आचार-चञ्चुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदोक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक) + चञ्चुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• राज-मान्यः: honoured by the king
• राज-मान्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + मान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• बहु-धनः: very wealthy
• बहु-धनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वदान्यः: generous
• वदान्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वदान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कीर्ति-भाजनम्: a receptacle of fame (famous)
• कीर्ति-भाजनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + भाजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa honored in a royal court: king offering respect, gifts, and garments; the brāhmaṇa’s calm dignity and generosity suggested by giving alms to supplicants.

Characters & Entities

• Yajñadatta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True honor and lasting fame arise from Vedic knowledge joined to Veda-based conduct and generosity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named here; the verse builds the moral backdrop within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies Veda-enjoined conduct and the virtue of dāna (generosity), though no specific rite is commanded.