Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

एवमादीनि तेजांसि ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम् । तस्माद्विप्रेषु नृपतिः प्रणमेन्नित्यमेव च

Transliteration

evamādīni tejāṃsi brāhmaṇānāṃ mahātmanām | tasmādvipreṣu nṛpatiḥ praṇamennityameva ca

Translation

આ રીતે મહાત્મા બ્રાહ્મણોના અનેક પ્રકારના તેજ અને સામર્થ્ય છે; તેથી રાજાએ વિપ્રોને સદાય પ્રણામ કરવો જોઈએ।

Word by Word

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

• आदीनि: and the like
• आदीनि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘ādi’ as adjective ‘beginning with, etc.’

• तेजांसि: splendours, powers
• तेजांसि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• महात्मनाम्: of great-souled (ones)
• महात्मनाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ब्राह्मणानाम् इति विशेषणम्

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘तद्’)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverbial ablative sense) — ‘therefore/from that reason’

• विप्रेषु: towards/among Brahmins
• विप्रेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (locative plural)

• नृपतिः: the king
• नृपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रणमेत्: should bow (salute)
• प्रणमेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative) — ‘always’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

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

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king, with crown lowered, performs namaskāra at the feet of serene brāhmaṇas seated in a tīrtha-ashram near the sea; the atmosphere is calm, emphasizing humility as true strength.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Nṛpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rulers preserve dharma by honoring spiritual authority; reverence to brāhmaṇas is presented as a safeguard for the realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction occurs within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, where dharmic conduct is taught alongside the kṣetra’s praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A behavioral injunction is given: constant praṇāma (respectful salutation) toward brāhmaṇas.