Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणान्पूजयेन्नित्यं प्रातरुत्थाय भूमिपः । ब्राह्मणानां प्रसादेन दीव्यन्ति दिवि देवताः

Transliteration

brāhmaṇānpūjayennityaṃ prātarutthāya bhūmipaḥ | brāhmaṇānāṃ prasādena dīvyanti divi devatāḥ

Translation

Wenn er früh am Morgen aufsteht, soll der König die Brahmanen stets ehren; durch ihre Gnade und Zufriedenheit freuen sich selbst die Götter im Himmel.

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• pūjayet: should worship/honor
• pūjayet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विध्यर्थ (should)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sthā (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having risen)

• bhūmipaḥ: the king (lord of the earth)
• bhūmipaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक) + pa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भूमेः पः = भूमिपः)

• brāhmaṇānām: of the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• prasādena: by (their) grace
• prasādena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (by means of)

• dīvyanti: sport/rejoice
• dīvyanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: div (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• devatāḥ: the deities
• devatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from nearby verses identifying Brāhmaṇas as Śiva’s form)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Candra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn in Prabhāsa, a king rises from his couch, performs ācamana, and offers respectful pūjā and gifts to seated Brāhmaṇas; in the upper register, devas in svarga rejoice as if their radiance is renewed by the act.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Bhūmipa
• Devatā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respecting Brāhmaṇas sustains cosmic and social order; their prasāda is portrayed as uplifting even the devas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra within the Skanda Purāṇa’s Prabhāsa narrative cycle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily morning honoring (pūjā/satkāra) of Brāhmaṇas by the ruler.