Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

न प्रद्वेषस्ततः कार्यो ब्राह्मणेषु विजानता । प्रद्वेषेणाशु नश्यन्ति ब्रह्मशापहता नराः

Transliteration

na pradveṣastataḥ kāryo brāhmaṇeṣu vijānatā | pradveṣeṇāśu naśyanti brahmaśāpahatā narāḥ

Translation

Ainsi, celui qui sait ne doit nourrir aucune haine envers les brāhmanes ; par la haine, les hommes périssent vite, frappés par la malédiction issue de la puissance brahmanique.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• pradveṣaḥ: hatred, malice
• pradveṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradveṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tataḥ: therefore, from that
• tataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय/तस्मात्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/हेतुवाचक (from that/therefore)

• kāryaḥ: to be done, should be done
• kāryaḥ: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (कृ-धातु से, कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृ-धातु, यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive/कर्तव्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• brāhmaṇeṣu: among/with regard to Brahmins
• brāhmaṇeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• vijānatā: by one who knows/understands
• vijānatā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi√jñā (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: विज्ञा-धातु (vi√jñā), शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण

• pradveṣeṇa: by/through hatred
• pradveṣeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradveṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time/manner)

• naśyanti: perish, are destroyed
• naśyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• brahmaśāpahatāḥ: struck by the curse of Brahmins
• brahmaśāpahatāḥ: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahma-śāpa-hata (प्रातिपदिक; brahma + śāpa + hata)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः शापः → ब्रह्मशापः; तेन हताः), कृदन्त: √han (हन्) क्त-प्रत्यय 'हत'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; नराः-विशेषण

• narāḥ: men, people
• narāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Candra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cautionary scene: a man consumed by anger turns away from a calm Brāhmaṇa; a dark, script-like ‘śāpa’ aura emanates, and the man’s fortune—crown, wealth, health—visibly withers, while the tīrtha landscape remains serene, emphasizing moral causality.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Brahma-śāpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Brāhmaṇa-dveṣa is a grave adharma with swift karmic consequences, framed as the force of brahma-śāpa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya teaches protective ethics for pilgrims and rulers alike.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Avoidance of offense (aparādha-nivṛtti): do not engage in hatred toward Brāhmaṇas.