Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अहो धन्यः पितास्माकं यस्य सृष्टस्य पालकाः । युष्मद्विधा ब्राह्मणेंद्राः सत्यमाह पुरा हरिः

Transliteration

aho dhanyaḥ pitāsmākaṃ yasya sṛṣṭasya pālakāḥ | yuṣmadvidhā brāhmaṇeṃdrāḥ satyamāha purā hariḥ

Translation

ಅಹೋ! ಧನ್ಯನು ನಮ್ಮ ತಂದೆ; ಅವನ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ನಿಮ್ಮಂತಹ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇಂದ್ರರು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಈ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪುರಾಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿಯೇ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದನು.

Word by Word

• aho: ah!/indeed
• aho: Sambandha (Exclamation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: विस्मयादिबोधक अव्यय (interjection)

• dhanyaḥ: blessed
• dhanyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• pitā: father
• pitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• asmākam: of us/our
• asmākam: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• sṛṣṭasya: created
• sṛṣṭasya: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sṛj (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘सृष्ट’ पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी एकवचन; ‘यस्य’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• pālakāḥ: protectors/guardians
• pālakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pālaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन

• yuṣmad-vidhāḥ: like you
• yuṣmad-vidhāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (युष्मत्सदृशाः)

• brāhmaṇa-indrāḥ: chiefs among Brahmins
• brāhmaṇa-indrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मणानाम् इन्द्राः)

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as object/content)

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• purā: formerly
• purā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The revealed speaker praises the brāhmaṇas as protectors of the Father’s creation; brāhmaṇas sit dignified, with calm faces, while a subtle Vishnu/Hari presence is implied (symbolic conch/discus motif).

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Brāhmaṇas, by preserving dharma, are portrayed as protectors of the created order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is glorified; the emphasis is on dharma and societal-spiritual protection.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is eulogistic, grounding protection in dharmic authority.