Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

एतान्द्विषंति ये मूढा ब्राह्मणान्संशितव्रतान् । ते मां द्विषंति वै नूनं पूजनात्पूजयन्ति माम्

Transliteration

etāndviṣaṃti ye mūḍhā brāhmaṇānsaṃśitavratān | te māṃ dviṣaṃti vai nūnaṃ pūjanātpūjayanti mām

Translation

Les insensés qui haïssent ces brāhmanes aux vœux fermes, en vérité Me haïssent ; et ceux qui les honorent, par cet honneur même, M’adorent.

Word by Word

• etān: these
• etān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; निर्देशवाचक

• dviṣanti: hate
• dviṣanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dviṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक

• mūḍhāḥ: foolish/deluded
• mūḍhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ye)

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• saṃśitavratān: of firm vows/strictly vowed
• saṃśitavratān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-śā (धातु) + kta (कृत्) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे—‘संशितं व्रतं येषां ते’ इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषण (brāhmaṇān)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; अन्वादेश

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• dviṣanti: hate
• dviṣanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dviṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• nūnam: surely
• nūnam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: certainly)

• pūjanāt: from worship
• pūjanāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे/अपादान (from/through the act of worship)

• pūjayanti: worship
• pūjayanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Candra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two contrasted groups: on one side, deluded men scowl at ascetic Brāhmaṇas; on the other, devotees offer flowers and food. Above, Śiva’s gaze aligns with the honored group, while the hateful group is shown in shadow, indicating spiritual self-harm.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is tested through conduct: reverence to disciplined Brāhmaṇas is counted as worship of Śiva; hatred becomes an offense against Him.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śaiva teaching is framed as a māhātmya instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā/satkāra of vowed Brāhmaṇas, explicitly equated with worship of Śiva.