Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 134

Devanagari script

गायत्री ब्राह्मणांस्तांश्च सर्वानेवाब्रवीदिदम्

Transliteration

gāyatrī brāhmaṇāṃstāṃśca sarvānevābravīdidam

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ഗായത്രി ആ എല്ലാ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരെയും അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്ത് ഈ വചനങ്ങൾ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• गायत्री: Gāyatrī (goddess)
• गायत्री: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणान्: the brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• तान्: those
• तान्: कर्म (Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणान् इति)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Object; content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Gāyatrī (Veda-mātā, personified)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gāyatrī, personified as a radiant goddess, turns toward an assembly of brāhmaṇas at Prabhāsa and begins her instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Gāyatrī
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text frames Gāyatrī not only as a mantra but as a living divine authority who instructs and uplifts the brāhmaṇas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha) within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This verse introduces a discourse; the prescriptions (japa, dāna, prāṇāyāma) follow in subsequent verses.