Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अथ सर्वान्समुत्सृज्य ब्राह्मणान्ब्रह्मवत्सलः । सर्वं दैवकृतं मत्त्वा निश्चिंतः पार्थिवोऽभवत्

Transliteration

atha sarvānsamutsṛjya brāhmaṇānbrahmavatsalaḥ | sarvaṃ daivakṛtaṃ mattvā niściṃtaḥ pārthivo'bhavat

Translation

അനന്തരം ബ്രഹ്മധർമ്മപ്രിയനായ രാജാവ് എല്ലാ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരെയും ആദരത്തോടെ വിടവാങ്ങിച്ചു. എല്ലാം ദൈവനിർണ്ണയമെന്നു കരുതി അദ്ദേഹം നിശ്ചിന്തനായി.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक/आरम्भार्थक (sequence/then)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• समुत्सृज्य: having dismissed/abandoned
• समुत्सृज्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+उत्+सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having abandoned/released)

• ब्राह्मणान्: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• ब्रह्मवत्सलः: devoted to Brahman/Brahmins
• ब्रह्मवत्सलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणि वत्सलः)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• दैवकृतम्: done by fate/divine
• दैवकृतम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ धातु; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘कृत’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैवेन कृतम्)

• मत्त्वा: having considered
• मत्त्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund); ‘having thought/considered’

• निश्चिन्तः: free from worry
• निश्चिन्तः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः+चिन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king respectfully dismisses assembled brāhmaṇas after honoring them; he stands calm, hands folded, face serene, suggesting acceptance of destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• King (pārthiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acceptance of daiva within dharma leads to steadiness of mind; reverence for brāhmaṇas and inner composure go together.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit etiquette: respectfully taking leave of brāhmaṇas after honoring them; no formal rite is detailed.