Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

तत्र वर्णाश्च न संति केवलं समानास्ते ब्रह्म ध्यायंति

Transliteration

tatra varṇāśca na saṃti kevalaṃ samānāste brahma dhyāyaṃti

Translation

هناك لا وجودَ لتمييزِ الفَرْنَة (الطبقات) ألبتّة؛ الجميعُ سواء، ولا يتأمّلون إلا في براهمان.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• वर्णाः: social classes/varṇas
• वर्णाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• सन्ति: are/exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• केवलम्: only
• केवलम्: Visheshana (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial use)

• समानाः: equal
• समानाः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied people/ते)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्म: Brahman/the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ध्यायन्ति: meditate upon
• ध्यायन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene hermitage-like landscape with people of varied appearances sitting together without hierarchy, all in identical meditative posture facing an abstract luminous Brahman (or a formless radiance) above Mānasācala’s horizon.

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual realization is grounded in equality and Brahman-meditation, transcending worldly distinctions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it describes a spiritually elevated realm/state characterized by sameness and Brahman-contemplation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditation (dhyāna) on Brahman is implied as the core practice.