Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

एवं यद्यप्य निष्टेषु वर्त्तते सर्वकर्मसु । सर्वेषां ब्राह्मणः पूज्यो दैवतं परमं महत्

Transliteration

evaṃ yadyapya niṣṭeṣu varttate sarvakarmasu | sarveṣāṃ brāhmaṇaḥ pūjyo daivataṃ paramaṃ mahat

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ, എല്ലാ കർമ്മങ്ങളിലും അനിഷ്ടമായ പ്രവർത്തികളിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ടാലും, എല്ലാവർക്കും ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ പൂജ്യൻ—അവൻ പരമ മഹാദേവത.

Word by Word

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

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conditional conjunction) — ‘if’

• अपि: even though
• अपि: Sambandha (Concession/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (concessive particle with यदि) — ‘even though’

• अनिष्टेषु: in improper/undesirable (things)
• अनिष्टेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; ‘in undesirable (acts/places)’

• वर्तते: exists/behaves/engages
• वर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सर्वकर्मसु: in all actions
• सर्वकर्मसु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; समासः: सर्व + कर्मसु (‘in all actions’)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (people)
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: Pradhana (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + यत् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्-प्रत्ययान्त gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be worshipped’

• दैवतम्: a deity
• दैवतम्: Pradhana (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; दैवतम् इति विशेषणम्

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; दैवतम् इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A traveler restrains companions from mocking a poorly dressed brāhmaṇa; instead they offer water and respectful seating, with a temple spire in the background—teaching non-contempt.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text insists on maintaining reverence for spiritual status as a pillar of social dharma, even when human faults are perceived.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Māhātmya intertwines place-glory with dharmic norms.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

General pūjā/honor toward brāhmaṇas is prescribed (no specific rite detailed).