Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अथ सर्वान्समुत्सृज्य ब्राह्मणान्ब्रह्मवत्सलः । सर्वं दैवकृतं मत्त्वा निश्चिंतः पार्थिवोऽभवत्

Transliteration

atha sarvānsamutsṛjya brāhmaṇānbrahmavatsalaḥ | sarvaṃ daivakṛtaṃ mattvā niściṃtaḥ pārthivo'bhavat

Translation

Then, having respectfully dismissed all the brāhmaṇas, the king—devoted to dharma—deemed everything to be wrought by divine destiny and became free from care.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक/आरम्भार्थक (sequence/then)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• समुत्सृज्य: having dismissed/abandoned
• समुत्सृज्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+उत्+सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having abandoned/released)

• ब्राह्मणान्: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• ब्रह्मवत्सलः: devoted to Brahman/Brahmins
• ब्रह्मवत्सलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणि वत्सलः)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• दैवकृतम्: done by fate/divine
• दैवकृतम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ धातु; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘कृत’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैवेन कृतम्)

• मत्त्वा: having considered
• मत्त्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund); ‘having thought/considered’

• निश्चिन्तः: free from worry
• निश्चिन्तः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः+चिन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king respectfully dismisses assembled brāhmaṇas after honoring them; he stands calm, hands folded, face serene, suggesting acceptance of destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• King (pārthiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acceptance of daiva within dharma leads to steadiness of mind; reverence for brāhmaṇas and inner composure go together.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit etiquette: respectfully taking leave of brāhmaṇas after honoring them; no formal rite is detailed.