Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्गोत्रे च ये जाता ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवेदिनः । शांता दांताः सुशीलाश्च सर्वधर्मपरायणाः

Transliteration

asmingotre ca ye jātā brāhmaṇā brahmavedinaḥ | śāṃtā dāṃtāḥ suśīlāśca sarvadharmaparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

ထို့ပြင် ဤဂိုထရ၌ ဘြာဟ္မဏတို့ မွေးဖွားကြပြီး ဘြဟ္မန်ကို သိမြင်သူများ ဖြစ်ကြသည်—ငြိမ်းချမ်း၍ သမာဓိရှိ၊ ကိုယ်ကို ထိန်းချုပ်တတ်၊ အကျင့်သိက္ခာကောင်းပြီး ဓမ္မအားလုံး၌ အားထားတည်မြဲကြသည်။

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• गोत्रे: gotra/clan
• गोत्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम

• जाताः: born
• जाताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त, √जन्/जनीँ-प्रादुर्भावे, निष्ठा/क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मवेदिनः: knowers of Brahman
• ब्रह्मवेदिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √विद्/विदँ-ज्ञाने, इनि-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—ब्रह्म-वेदिन् (तत्पुरुषः, ‘ब्रह्म वेदन्ति’); विशेषणम्

• शान्ताः: peaceful
• शान्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त, √शम्/शमँ-उपशमे, निष्ठा/क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• दान्ताः: self-restrained
• दान्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त (कृदन्त, √दम्/दमुँ-उपशमे, निष्ठा/क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• सुशीलाः: well-conducted
• सुशीलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय-उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—सु-शील (कर्मधारयः, ‘सुशीलाः’ = good-natured)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• सर्वधर्मपरायणाः: devoted to all dharmas
• सर्वधर्मपरायणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—सर्व-धर्म-परायण (तत्पुरुषः, ‘सर्वधर्मेषु परायणाः/निष्ठाः’); विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya narrative voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene group of brahma-vid brāhmaṇas in a forest hermitage: composed faces, restrained gestures, teaching and contemplation; a subtle aura of tranquility, with dharma symbols (water pot, staff, sacred thread) and a small shrine nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Highest brāhmaṇa excellence is brahma-jñāna supported by peace, restraint, and unwavering commitment to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse praises exemplary character within a gotra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; it emphasizes inner discipline and brahma-knowledge.