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

梵天（Brahmā）说道：“一切婆陀婆（Vāḍava）皆安住于各自本分之处，心中充满欢喜。有的专修火供（Agnihotra），有的则一心归向祭祀（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.