Shloka 39 - Adhyaya 242 - Tirtha Mahatmya - Nagara Khanda | Vietnamese | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

भेदास्त्रयः समाख्याता विज्ञेयाः स्मृतिनिर्णयात् । शिल्पिनः सप्त विज्ञेया उत्तमाः समुदाहृताः

Transliteration

bhedāstrayaḥ samākhyātā vijñeyāḥ smṛtinirṇayāt | śilpinaḥ sapta vijñeyā uttamāḥ samudāhṛtāḥ

Translation

Theo sự quyết định của các Smṛti, có ba hạng được dạy để nhận biết. Trong đó, bảy loại thợ thủ công cần được hiểu rõ, và được tuyên xưng là bậc ưu thắng.

Word by Word

भेदाःdivisions; types

त्रयःthree

समाख्याताःhave been declared

विज्ञेयाःshould be known

स्मृतिनिर्णयात्from the determination of Smṛti (scriptural decision)

शिल्पिनःartisans; craftsmen

सप्तseven

विज्ञेयाःshould be known

उत्तमाःas superior

समुदाहृताःare stated/mentioned

Speaker

Brahmā (in Brahma–Nārada dialogue context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A scribe reads from a Smṛti manuscript while seven artisan figures stand with their tools in a respectful semicircle, indicating recognized status.

Characters & Entities

Smṛti

śilpin (artisan)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma recognizes ordered social functions; even worldly crafts are placed within a sacred framework when aligned with scriptural ethics.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader section belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa (a tīrtha-focused glorification).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse introduces a Smṛti-grounded classification that is elaborated in subsequent verses.