Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सर्वेषां संमतं कार्यं तद्ध्यविकृतमेव च । आकारितस्ततो विप्रः सभायां भयमेति चेत्

Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ saṃmataṃ kāryaṃ taddhyavikṛtameva ca | ākāritastato vipraḥ sabhāyāṃ bhayameti cet

Translation

Ce qui est approuvé par tous doit être accompli, car cela demeure sans altération. Mais si, convoqué, un brāhmaṇa vient à éprouver de la crainte dans l’assemblée—

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संमतम्: agreed upon/approved
• संमतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + मन् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कार्यम्)

• कार्यम्: the act/what is to be done
• कार्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ धातोः यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Anuvada (Resumptive/अनुवाद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (कार्यम् इत्यस्य पुनर्निर्देशः)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• अविकृतम्: unaltered/unchanged
• अविकृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + वि + कृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तत्/कार्यम्)

• एव: certainly
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• आकारितः: having been summoned/called
• आकारितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + कृ (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: णिजन्त-क्त कृदन्त (causative passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विप्रः) अर्थे—आहूतः/समाहूतः

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adverbial (Kriya-visheshana/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम् (from there/then)

• विप्रः: a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सभायाम्: in the assembly
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एति: goes to/comes to (experiences)
• एति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्त-निपात (conditional ‘if’)

Speaker

Deductive: Sūta (continuing procedural dharma) leading into rules about conduct and safety in assemblies

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council agrees unanimously; yet a summoned brāhmaṇa stands uneasy at the edge of the hall, suggesting fear of pressure—elders turn to reassure and protect the process.

Characters & Entities

• vipra
• sabhā
• saṃmati (consensus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective dharmic consensus is portrayed as the safest path; assemblies must remain orderly so that even the learned feel secure to speak and participate.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the teaching concerns sabhā-dharma (ethics of assemblies).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual; it prescribes governance norms—execute unanimous decisions and ensure a fear-free assembly environment.