Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

त्रैलोक्यप्रवरत्वं च ब्राह्मणादेव जायते । न ब्राह्मणसमो बन्धुर्न ब्राह्मणसमा गतिः

Transliteration

trailokyapravaratvaṃ ca brāhmaṇādeva jāyate | na brāhmaṇasamo bandhurna brāhmaṇasamā gatiḥ

Translation

La suprématie parmi les trois mondes émane du seul Brāhmaṇa. Il n'y a pas de parent égal à un Brāhmaṇa ; il n'y a pas de destination égale au Brāhmaṇa.

Word by Word

• त्रैलोक्यप्रवरत्वम्: supremacy in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यप्रवरत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवरत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रैलोक्यस्य प्रवरत्वम्)

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

• ब्राह्मणात्: from a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• जायते: is born/arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• ब्राह्मणसमः: equal to a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणसमः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मणेन समः)

• बन्धुः: kinsman/relative
• बन्धुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• ब्राह्मणसमा: equal to a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणसमा: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + समा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मणेन समा)

• गतिः: refuge/goal/path
• गतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Nāgara Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim family bows to a serene brāhmaṇa teacher seated near a tīrtha; above them, three-tiered cosmos (earth–midspace–heaven) aligns with the brāhmaṇa’s staff/daṇḍa or Vedic palm-leaf, symbolizing triloka-pravaratva; a path labeled ‘gati’ leads from the pilgrim to light.

Characters & Entities

• Trailokya (Three Worlds)
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It praises Vedic guardianship and dharmic guidance as the highest support and refuge for society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is a general eulogy within the tīrtha-māhātmya narrative; no single site is specified here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; it is a doctrinal praise (mahimā) statement.