Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 127

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं पूजयिष्यंति नरा भक्तिसमन्विताः । तेषां वस्त्रं धनं धान्यं दाराः सौख्यं सुताश्च वै

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ pūjayiṣyaṃti narā bhaktisamanvitāḥ | teṣāṃ vastraṃ dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ dārāḥ saukhyaṃ sutāśca vai

Translation

Menschen, die von Hingabe erfüllt sind, werden Brahmā verehren. Ihnen werden Kleidung, Reichtum, Getreide, Gatten, Glück und wahrlich auch Kinder zuteil.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• पूजयिष्यन्ति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural); परस्मैपद

• नराः: men, people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• भक्ति-समन्विताः: endowed with devotion
• भक्ति-समन्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + समन्वित (कृदन्त; अन्वि धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (instrumental determinative): भक्त्या समन्विताः

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• वस्त्रम्: clothing
• वस्त्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• दाराः: wife/wives
• दाराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine; pluralia tantum), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• सौख्यम्: happiness
• सौख्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• सुताः: sons, children
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Gāyatrī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees with folded hands worship Brahmā; around them appear symbolic gifts: garments, coins, heaps of grain, a harmonious couple, joyful children—visualizing the promised fruits.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devotees (Narāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship (bhakti) is affirmed as a dharmic means that supports righteous prosperity and household well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promise is delivered within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, implying Prabhāsa as the sacred context for such worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of Brahmā (Brahmā-pūjā) performed with devotion.