Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

यस्तु भुञ्जति शूद्रान्नं मासमेकं निरन्तरम् । इह जन्मनि शूद्रत्वं मृतः शूद्रोऽभिजायते

Transliteration

yastu bhuñjati śūdrānnaṃ māsamekaṃ nirantaram | iha janmani śūdratvaṃ mṛtaḥ śūdro'bhijāyate

Translation

Quien coma alimento de un Śūdra de manera ininterrumpida durante un mes, en esta misma vida alcanza la condición de Śūdra; y al morir, renace como Śūdra.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• bhuñjati: eats/enjoys
• bhuñjati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śūdra-annam: śūdra-food
• śūdra-annam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śūdrasya annaṃ)

• māsam: for a month
• māsam: Kāla (Duration/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कालपरिमाणवाचक

• ekam: one
• ekam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘māsam’

• nirantaram: continuously
• nirantaram: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• janmani: in (this) birth
• janmani: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन

• śūdratvam: śūdra-hood
• śūdratvam: Karma (Result/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdratva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• mṛtaḥ: having died
• mṛtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘yaḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; अर्थः ‘मृतः’

• śūdraḥ: a śūdra
• śūdraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• abhijāyate: is born again (as)
• abhijāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Antyaja (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calendar-like sequence of a month: repeated meals leading to a visible shift in aura/attire, symbolizing identity change; Prabhāsa temple silhouette anchors the setting.

Characters & Entities

• Śūdra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained violation of a prescribed norm is portrayed as transforming one’s social-ritual standing and shaping rebirth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative frame; the verse itself is a general dharma statement within the māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A behavioral restriction is stated: avoid continuous consumption of the specified food category.