Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

विद्यास्थानानि सर्वाणि वेत्ति वेदाङ्गपारगः । जायते पूजितो लोके राजभिः स न संशयः

Transliteration

vidyāsthānāni sarvāṇi vetti vedāṅgapāragaḥ | jāyate pūjito loke rājabhiḥ sa na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Он познаёт все обители учения и становится сведущим в Ведах и их ведангах; в мире он почитаем, и даже цари чтут его — без сомнения.

Word by Word

• vidyāsthānāni: seats/branches of learning
• vidyāsthānāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā + sthāna (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (vidyāyāḥ sthānāni)

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (to vidyāsthānāni)

• vetti: knows
• vetti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vedāṅgapāragaḥ: master of the Vedāṅgas
• vedāṅgapāragaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda + aṅga + pāraga (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (vedāṅgānāṃ pāragaḥ = one who has mastered the Vedāṅgas)

• jāyate: is born/becomes
• jāyate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pūjitaḥ: honored/worshipped
• pūjitaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + kta (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• rājabhiḥ: by kings
• rājabhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• na: not/no
• na: Nishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Not explicit in this verse (continuation of Revākhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmatīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned pilgrim-scholar, radiant and composed, seated with Veda manuscripts and Vedāṅga symbols (kalpa-sūtra, chandas meter marks, vyākaraṇa notes). Kings approach with folded hands and gifts, honoring him publicly; the Revā river and Brahmatīrtha ghat appear in the background.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and dharmic living are portrayed as sources of both inner refinement (learning, discipline) and outer respect (honor in society).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahmatīrtha (implied by the surrounding phalaśruti of Adhyāya 129 in the Revā Khaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated here; the verse summarizes the fruit (phala) of the tīrtha’s influence.