Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मतेजो हि बलवद्द्विजानां हि सुरेश्वर । क्षान्तियुक्तस्तपस्तप्त्वा भविष्यसि गतक्लमः

Transliteration

brahmatejo hi balavaddvijānāṃ hi sureśvara | kṣāntiyuktastapastaptvā bhaviṣyasi gataklamaḥ

Translation

Denn die brahmanische Strahlkraft der Zweimalgeborenen ist wahrlich mächtig, o Herr der Götter. Mit Geduld erfüllt, nachdem du tapas geübt hast, wirst du frei von Ermattung und Leid sein.

Word by Word

• brahma-tejaḥ: the power/splendour of Brahman (Brahmā)
• brahma-tejaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मणः तेजः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; हेतौ/indeed/for)

• balavat: powerful
• balavat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (ब्रह्मतेजः)

• dvijānām: of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijānām: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; पुनरुक्त-हेतौ/indeed)

• sureśvara: O lord of the gods
• sureśvara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सुराणाम् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• kṣānti-yuktaḥ: endowed with patience
• kṣānti-yuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣānti (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (क्षान्त्या युक्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वम्)

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• taptvā: having practised (austerity)
• taptvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √tap (धातु) + ktvā (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त अव्यय/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्यर्थः = having performed austerity

• bhaviṣyasi: you will become
• bhaviṣyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• gata-klamaḥ: free from fatigue
• gata-klamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त) + klama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (गतः क्लमो यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वम्)

Speaker

Sages (collective ṛṣis addressing Śiva/Tripurāntaka)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata-addressed interlocutor (not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages counsel Śiva with calm authority; Śiva listens with composed humility, suggesting acceptance of tapas and kṣānti; a subtle aura around the sages indicates brahma-tejas.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijas (twice-born)
• Sages
• Śiva (addressed as Sureśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power (brahmatejas) demands respect; patience (kṣānti) and tapas transform suffering into purification and restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a specific tīrtha; the Revā-khaṇḍa setting supports a Śaiva-dharmic teaching about sages and austerity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) coupled with kṣānti (forbearance) is recommended as the corrective discipline.