Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

पश्चान्नास्तीति यो ब्रूयात्स च वै ब्रह्महा स्मृतः । यश्च विद्याभिमानेन निस्तेजयति सद्द्विजम्

Transliteration

paścānnāstīti yo brūyātsa ca vai brahmahā smṛtaḥ | yaśca vidyābhimānena nistejayati saddvijam

Translation

ପରେ ‘କିଛି ନାହିଁ’ ବୋଲି କହୁଥିବା ଲୋକ ମଧ୍ୟ ବ୍ରହ୍ମହା ବୋଲି ସ୍ମୃତ। ଏବଂ ଯେ ଵିଦ୍ୟାର ଅଭିମାନରେ ସଦ୍ଦ୍ୱିଜଙ୍କ ତେଜ ଓ ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା କ୍ଷୀଣ କରେ—

Word by Word

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kala (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: afterwards)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus (saying)
• इति: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-निपात

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रूयात्: should say / says
• ब्रूयात्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

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

• ब्रह्महा: Brahmin-slayer
• ब्रह्महा: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + √हन् (धातु) (हन्-समासान्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्माणं हन्ति इति), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्मृतः: is regarded
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (is considered)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• विद्याभिमानेन: by pride of learning
• विद्याभिमानेन: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विद्यायाः अभिमानः), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• निस्तेजयति: humiliates/diminishes the splendor of
• निस्तेजयति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस्-√तेज्/√तिज् (धातु, causative sense)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त-भाव (causative: makes devoid of luster)

• सद्द्विजम्: a good Brahmin (virtuous twice-born)
• सद्द्विजम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सन् द्विजः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two linked scenes: (1) A brāhmaṇa petitioner, already invited, stands hopeful; the householder turns away saying ‘nāsti’, creating visible hurt. (2) A proud scholar publicly belittles a serene, virtuous brāhmaṇa; the latter’s ‘tejas’ is symbolized as a dimming aura.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Dvi-ja

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deceit in charity and arrogance in scholarship that humiliates the righteous are treated as extremely grave moral failures.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No sacred site is referenced; it is a general dharma admonition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It supports the ethic of dāna and humility; it condemns inviting and then refusing, and condemns humiliating the worthy.