Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । स्वस्थाने वाडवाः सर्वे हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः । अग्निहोत्रपरा केऽपि केऽपि यज्ञपरायणाः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | svasthāne vāḍavāḥ sarve harṣanirbharamānasāḥ | agnihotraparā ke'pi ke'pi yajñaparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

Phạm Thiên nói: “Tất cả các Vāḍava đều an trú đúng bổn vị của mình, tâm tràn đầy hoan hỷ. Có người chuyên cần lễ Agnihotra, có người lại một lòng hướng về các tế lễ yajña.”

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्—वचने धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• sva-sthāne: in their own place
• sva-sthāne: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य स्थानम्)

• vāḍavāḥ: Vāḍavas (a group/clan)
• vāḍavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (vāḍavāḥ)

• harṣa-nirbhara-mānasāḥ: whose minds were full of joy
• harṣa-nirbhara-mānasāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + nirbhara (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला (harṣa-nirbharaṃ mānasam yeṣām)

• agnihotra-parāḥ: devoted to the Agnihotra
• agnihotra-parāḥ: Karta (Subject/partial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agnihotra (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (agnihotre parāḥ)

• ke: some
• ke: Karta (Subject/partial)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (some)

• api: indeed/also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• ke: some
• ke: Karta (Subject/partial)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक

• api: indeed/also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• yajña-parāyaṇāḥ: wholly devoted to sacrifices
• yajña-parāyaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/partial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (yajñe parāyaṇāḥ)

Speaker

Brahmā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene settlement scene: householders tending three sacred fires, offering oblations at dawn; a larger yajña-śālā where priests chant; faces show quiet joy and steadiness.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Vāḍava
• Agnihotra
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Stability in dharma is upheld by remaining grounded in one’s rightful duties, especially through fire-rituals and sacrificial discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on orthodox Vedic practice within the community.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Agnihotra and yajña are highlighted as the central ritual commitments of the group.