Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

वेदवेदांगवेदार्थान्वेदोक्ताचारचंचुरः । राजमान्यो बहुधनो वदान्यः कीर्तिभाजनम्

Transliteration

vedavedāṃgavedārthānvedoktācāracaṃcuraḥ | rājamānyo bahudhano vadānyaḥ kīrtibhājanam

Translation

وہ وید، ویدانگ اور ویدی تعلیمات کے معانی جانتا تھا؛ وید کے بتائے ہوئے آچار میں چست تھا؛ راجاؤں کے نزدیک معزز، بہت دولت مند، سخی اور نیک نامی کا ظرف تھا۔

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.