Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

वेदांतवादिनो येऽत्र प्रभवंति व्रतान्विताः । निर्लोभा गततृष्णाश्च ते भवंति सुतेजसः

Transliteration

vedāṃtavādino ye'tra prabhavaṃti vratānvitāḥ | nirlobhā gatatṛṣṇāśca te bhavaṃti sutejasaḥ

Translation

ഇവിടെ വേദാന്തം ഉപദേശിക്കുന്നവരായി വളരുന്നവർ വ്രതനിഷ്ഠരും നിർലോഭരും തൃഷ്ണാതീതരുമായാൽ, അവർ ഉത്തമമായ ആത്മീയ തേജസ്സോടെ സമ്പന്നരാകും।

Word by Word

• वेदान्तवादिनः: teachers/expounders of Vedānta
• वेदान्तवादिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदान्त + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'वेदान्तस्य वादिनः'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: 'here')

• प्रभवन्ति: prosper/are powerful/prevail
• प्रभवन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• व्रतान्विताः: endowed with vows
• व्रतान्विताः: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रत + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तृतीया/सह: 'व्रतेन अन्वित'); भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ये/वेदान्तवादिनः)

• निर्लोभाः: free from greed
• निर्लोभाः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः + लोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्/निः-उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• गततृष्णाः: whose craving has gone; desireless
• गततृष्णाः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त) + तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-प्राय: 'गता तृष्णा येषाम्'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भवन्ति: become/are
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सुतेजसः: very radiant, of good splendor
• सुतेजसः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('सु-तेजस्' = very radiant); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective of ते)

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of serene Vedānta teachers in simple attire, seated near a tīrtha riverbank, with minimal possessions; their faces and bodies subtly radiant, indicating su-tejas born of restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Vedānta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedāntic realization shines when supported by vows, self-restraint, and freedom from greed and craving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse does not name a tīrtha; it gives qualifications for spiritual flourishing within the Māhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vrata (religious observance) is indicated as a support for spiritual radiance, though no specific vow is detailed.