Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

विप्रवाक्यं करिष्यामि प्रत्ययो दर्श्यते यदि । ततः सर्वे भविष्यंति वेदधर्मपरायणाः

Transliteration

vipravākyaṃ kariṣyāmi pratyayo darśyate yadi | tataḥ sarve bhaviṣyaṃti vedadharmaparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

J’agirai selon la parole des brāhmaṇas, si la preuve est montrée. Alors tous deviendront voués au dharma védique.

Word by Word

• vipra-vākyam: the brāhmaṇa’s word
• vipra-vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (विप्रस्य वाक्यम्)

• kariṣyāmi: I will do/fulfil
• kariṣyāmi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future/लृट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• pratyayaḥ: proof/assurance
• pratyayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• darśyate: is shown/appears
• darśyate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + यक् (passive)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Hetu/Śarta (Condition marker/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional particle: if)

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anantara (Consequence marker/अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिलन्त (ablatival adverb: then/thereupon/from that)

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• bhaviṣyanti: will become
• bhaviṣyanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• veda-dharma-parāyaṇāḥ: devoted to Vedic dharma
• veda-dharma-parāyaṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda + dharma + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (वेदधर्मे परायणाः)

Speaker

Rājā (contextually concluding the king’s condition/promise)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council scene: brāhmaṇas speak; a ruler/leader promises to follow their word if proof is shown; the community stands poised to reform; in the background, symbols of Vedic dharma—fire altar, Veda manuscripts, and a calm sacred grove.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (Brāhmaṇas)
• Veda
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right authority and verified assurance lead to collective reform—turning society toward Veda-based dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is ethical-realignment within the Dharmāraṇya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A conditional vow: to follow vipra-instruction upon receiving pratyaya, resulting in veda-dharma commitment.