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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

गुणान्विते च दातव्यं नास्ति मूर्खे व्यतिक्रमः । यस्त्वासन्नमतिक्रम्य ब्राह्मणं पतितादृते । दूरस्थं पूजयेन्मूढो गुणाढ्यं नरकं व्रजेत्

Transliteration

guṇānvite ca dātavyaṃ nāsti mūrkhe vyatikramaḥ | yastvāsannamatikramya brāhmaṇaṃ patitādṛte | dūrasthaṃ pūjayenmūḍho guṇāḍhyaṃ narakaṃ vrajet

Translation

Ehre und Gabe soll man dem Tugendhaften darbringen; einen Toren zu übergehen ist kein Fehltritt. Wer aber einen nahen Brāhmaṇa (außer einem vom rechten Wandel Gefallenen) übergeht und töricht einen fernen verehrt—selbst wenn er reich an Qualitäten ist—geht zur Hölle.

Word by Word
गुण-अन्वितेin the case of the virtuous (person)
गुण-अन्विते:
Adhikarana (Reference/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगुण (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘गुणैः अन्विते’ (Masculine, Locative singular; in/for the virtuous person)
चand
च:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
दातव्यम्should be given
दातव्यम्:
Kriya (Obligation)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
Formकर्तव्यता-वाचक कृदन्त (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (gerundive: should be given)
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation)
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
मूर्खेin the case of a fool
मूर्खे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative singular)
व्यतिक्रमःtransgression/violation
व्यतिक्रमः:
Karta (Subject of अस्ति)
TypeNoun
Rootव्यतिक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun: he who)
तुbut
तु:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविशेषण/विरोध-अव्यय
आसन्नम्one who is near
आसन्नम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeAdjective
Rootआसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative singular; nearby)
अतिक्रम्यhaving bypassed/neglected
अतिक्रम्य:
Purvakala (Prior action)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति+क्रम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having passed over/neglected’
ब्राह्मणम्a Brahmin
ब्राह्मणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative singular)
पतित-अदृतेexcept a fallen (Brahmin)
पतित-अदृते:
Sambandha (Exception)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपतित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + अदृत (प्रातिपदिक; अ+दृत)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समासः; सप्तमी-आधारित अव्ययप्रयोगः ‘पतितं विना/ऋते’ (except a fallen one)
दूर-स्थम्one who is far away
दूर-स्थम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदूर (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त; स्था+क)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘दूरे स्थितम्’ (Masculine, Accusative singular; situated far)
पूजयेत्should honor/worship
पूजयेत्:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (optative: should worship)
मूढःa deluded person
मूढः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमूढ (प्रातिपदिक; मुह्-धातु से)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)
गुण-आढ्यम्rich in virtues
गुण-आढ्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगुण (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘गुणैः आढ्यम्’ (Masculine, Accusative singular; rich in virtues)
नरकम्hell
नरकम्:
Karma (Goal)
TypeNoun
Rootनरक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)
व्रजेत्would go
व्रजेत्:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootव्रज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (optative: would/should go)
Speaker

Unknown (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narration; dharma on honoring guests and worthiness)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder at Prabhāsa stands with a gift-tray. A nearby Brāhmaṇa sits at the threshold; the giver turns away to honor a distant, celebrated figure. A shadowy ‘naraka’ motif appears as a cautionary backdrop, while the ‘patita’ exception is shown as a figure with broken sacred thread kept aside.

Characters & Entities
B
Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

It teaches discernment in honoring and giving—upholding proper dharma-order and avoiding misguided prestige-seeking.

Prabhāsa Kṣetra is the overarching sacred context for these dharma instructions.

Norms of dāna/pūjā: give to the virtuous and properly honor a suitable nearby Brāhmaṇa; avoid honoring in a way that violates dharma priorities.

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