Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

अवजा नासि विप्रांस्त्वं तच्छीघ्रं व्रज दर्शनात् । यदि वा मन्यसे पूज्यांस्ततोऽभ्युद्धर नान्यथा

Transliteration

avajā nāsi viprāṃstvaṃ tacchīghraṃ vraja darśanāt | yadi vā manyase pūjyāṃstato'bhyuddhara nānyathā

Translation

“If you do not despise brāhmaṇas, then quickly go away from our sight. Or if you truly regard them as worthy of worship, then rescue (me) at once—there is no other option.”

Word by Word

• अवजाः: disrespectful (one)
• अवजाः: Predicative (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (disrespectful/insulting)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विप्रान्: brahmins
• विप्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: therefore, then
• तत्: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोग; निर्देशार्थ (then/therefore)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• व्रज: go
• व्रज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दर्शनात्: from (their) sight/presence
• दर्शनात्: Apadana (Source/अपा दान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (if)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• मन्यसे: you think, you consider
• मन्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पूज्यान्: worthy of worship/respect
• पूज्यान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मविशेषण (worthy of worship)

• ततः: then, therefore
• ततः: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-भावे अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/अनन्तरार्थ (then/thereupon/therefore)

• अभ्युद्धर: lift up, rescue
• अभ्युद्धर: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-उद्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (otherwise)

Speaker

Vipra (brāhmaṇa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Acalā/that auspicious figure

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa issues a stark ultimatum: ‘If you don’t despise us, leave; if you worship us, rescue me now.’ The addressee stands at a decisive threshold.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (brāhmaṇa)
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respect must become action—true reverence is shown by protection and help, not by words alone.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; it is an ethical imperative to ‘rescue’ (abhyuddhara) the distressed.