Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

आह चैनमृषिः पुत्रं दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणमागतम् । अभिवाद्यास्त्रयो वर्णास्ततः श्रेयो ह्यवाप्स्यसि

Transliteration

āha cainamṛṣiḥ putraṃ dṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇamāgatam | abhivādyāstrayo varṇāstataḥ śreyo hyavāpsyasi

Translation

ရသီက သားကို ပြောသည်— «ဗြာဟ္မဏတစ်ဦး ရောက်လာသည်ကို မြင်လျှင် ဂါရဝပြု၍ နမസ്കာရလုပ်လော့။ ဝဏ္ဏသုံးပါးကို ဂုဏ်ပြုလျှင် မင်္ဂလာကောင်းကျိုးကို အမှန်တကယ် ရရှိမည်»။

Word by Word

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/आह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

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

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• पुत्रम्: (his) son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; (एनम् इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having seen)

• ब्राह्मणम्: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• आगतम्: who had come/arrived
• आगतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ब्राह्मणम् इति विशेषणम्

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted
• अभिवाद्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+वद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), ‘having saluted’

• अस्त्रयः: three
• अस्त्रयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम् (वर्णाः इति)

• वर्णाः: classes/varṇas
• वर्णाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• ततः: thereafter/then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (thereafter/therefrom)

• श्रेयः: the good/benefit
• श्रेयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• अवाप्स्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Ṛṣi (the boy’s father)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka et al. (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A father-sage instructs his initiated son: when a brāhmaṇa guest arrives, the boy rises, folds hands, and performs abhivādana; the guest is welcomed with water and a seat.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa
• varṇa (three)
• son

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śreyas (true welfare) is supported by humility and proper conduct—honoring worthy persons and social dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the māhātmya frames right conduct as part of pilgrimage-based spiritual culture.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhivādana—offering respectful salutations, especially upon the arrival of a brāhmaṇa.