Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

एवं यद्यप्य निष्टेषु वर्त्तते सर्वकर्मसु । सर्वेषां ब्राह्मणः पूज्यो दैवतं परमं महत्

Transliteration

evaṃ yadyapya niṣṭeṣu varttate sarvakarmasu | sarveṣāṃ brāhmaṇaḥ pūjyo daivataṃ paramaṃ mahat

Translation

Ainsi, même s’il se meut parmi des actes inconvenants dans toutes sortes d’œuvres, pour tous les êtres le brāhmaṇa doit être honoré et vénéré, comme la divinité suprême et grande.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘thus’

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conditional conjunction) — ‘if’

• अपि: even though
• अपि: Sambandha (Concession/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (concessive particle with यदि) — ‘even though’

• अनिष्टेषु: in improper/undesirable (things)
• अनिष्टेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; ‘in undesirable (acts/places)’

• वर्तते: exists/behaves/engages
• वर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सर्वकर्मसु: in all actions
• सर्वकर्मसु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; समासः: सर्व + कर्मसु (‘in all actions’)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (people)
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: Pradhana (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + यत् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्-प्रत्ययान्त gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be worshipped’

• दैवतम्: a deity
• दैवतम्: Pradhana (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; दैवतम् इति विशेषणम्

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; दैवतम् इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A traveler restrains companions from mocking a poorly dressed brāhmaṇa; instead they offer water and respectful seating, with a temple spire in the background—teaching non-contempt.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text insists on maintaining reverence for spiritual status as a pillar of social dharma, even when human faults are perceived.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Māhātmya intertwines place-glory with dharmic norms.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

General pūjā/honor toward brāhmaṇas is prescribed (no specific rite detailed).