Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

श्रुताध्ययनसंपन्ना याज्ञिकाश्च विशेषतः । परं द्वेषपराः सर्वे तथा परुषवादिनः

Transliteration

śrutādhyayanasaṃpannā yājñikāśca viśeṣataḥ | paraṃ dveṣaparāḥ sarve tathā paruṣavādinaḥ

Translation

“Họ đầy đủ việc học Śruti và đặc biệt tinh thông các nghi lễ tế tự; nhưng tất cả lại quá đắm trong lòng oán ghét và lời nói thô bạo.”

Word by Word

• श्रुताध्ययनसंपन्नाः: endowed with learning and study
• श्रुताध्ययनसंपन्नाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुत + अध्ययन + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualificative)

• याज्ञिकाः: ritualists; sacrificers
• याज्ञिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• परम्: excessively; greatly
• परम्: Visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोगः (adverbial use of neuter accusative)

• द्वेषपराः: intent on hatred
• द्वेषपराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वेष + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्

• तथा: likewise; and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb)

• परुषवादिनः: speakers of harsh words
• परुषवादिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परुष + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of learned brāhmaṇas with manuscripts and yajña implements stand in a sacred precinct, yet their faces show anger; sharp gestures and pointed speech contrast with the serene tīrtha backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Śruti
• yājñika (ritualists)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Learning and ritual skill must be joined with compassion and gentle speech; otherwise dharma becomes spiritually hollow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the evaluation of Camatkārapura’s ritual milieu within the Gayā-kūpa/śrāddha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, it cautions that śrāddha should not be associated with officiants marked by hatred and harsh speech, even if learned.