Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 127

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं पूजयिष्यंति नरा भक्तिसमन्विताः । तेषां वस्त्रं धनं धान्यं दाराः सौख्यं सुताश्च वै

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ pūjayiṣyaṃti narā bhaktisamanvitāḥ | teṣāṃ vastraṃ dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ dārāḥ saukhyaṃ sutāśca vai

Translation

ഭക്തിയോടെ മനുഷ്യർ ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെ പൂജിക്കും. അവർക്കു വസ്ത്രം, ധനം, ധാന്യം, ഭാര്യ, സുഖം, കൂടാതെ നിശ്ചയമായും സന്താനം ലഭിക്കും.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• पूजयिष्यन्ति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural); परस्मैपद

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

• भक्ति-समन्विताः: endowed with devotion
• भक्ति-समन्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + समन्वित (कृदन्त; अन्वि धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (instrumental determinative): भक्त्या समन्विताः

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• वस्त्रम्: clothing
• वस्त्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• दाराः: wife/wives
• दाराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine; pluralia tantum), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• सौख्यम्: happiness
• सौख्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• सुताः: sons, children
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Gāyatrī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees with folded hands worship Brahmā; around them appear symbolic gifts: garments, coins, heaps of grain, a harmonious couple, joyful children—visualizing the promised fruits.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devotees (Narāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship (bhakti) is affirmed as a dharmic means that supports righteous prosperity and household well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promise is delivered within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, implying Prabhāsa as the sacred context for such worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of Brahmā (Brahmā-pūjā) performed with devotion.