Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणाः कुपिता हन्युर्भस्मीकुर्युः स्वतेजसा । लोकानन्यान्सृजेयुश्च लोकपालांस्तथाऽपरान्

Transliteration

brāhmaṇāḥ kupitā hanyurbhasmīkuryuḥ svatejasā | lokānanyānsṛjeyuśca lokapālāṃstathā'parān

Translation

Lorsqu’ils s’irritent, les brāhmaṇas peuvent tuer et réduire en cendres par leur propre splendeur spirituelle ; ils peuvent même créer d’autres mondes et d’autres gardiens des mondes.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कुपिताः: angered
• कुपिताः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kupita (कृदन्त; √kup/कुप् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• हन्युः: might kill
• हन्युः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• भस्मीकुर्युः: might reduce to ashes
• भस्मीकुर्युः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhasmī-kṛ (भस्मी + √kṛ/कृ)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; नामधातु-प्रयोग (denominative sense ‘to reduce to ashes’)

• स्वतेजसा: by their own radiance/power
• स्वतेजसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-tejas (स्व + तेजस्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य तेजसा = by their own energy)

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सृजेयुः: might create
• सृजेयुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• लोकपालान्: world-guardians
• लोकपालान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka-pāla (लोक + पाल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकानां पालाः = guardians of the worlds)

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• अपरान्: others, additional
• अपरान्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic vision: an enraged ascetic brāhmaṇa with blazing aura; flames of tejas emanate from his body, reducing a hostile figure to ash; in the sky, new worlds appear like luminous spheres, with newly formed lokapālas taking stations.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Loka
• Lokapāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power (tejas) born of tapas is depicted as world-shaping; thus, one should avoid provoking or harming the virtuous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the māhātmya frames the region as a place where dharma and spiritual potency are especially emphasized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse functions as a dharmic warning to practice reverence and restraint.