Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा ततो विप्रा देवान्ब्रह्मपुरोगमान् । ब्रह्मात्र उपविष्टास्ते वेदानुच्चारयन्ति हि

Transliteration

pūjayitvā tato viprā devānbrahmapurogamān | brahmātra upaviṣṭāste vedānuccārayanti hi

Translation

Após os vipras honrarem os devas, com Brahmā à frente, os Brāhmaṇas sentaram-se ali na presença de Brahmā e, de fato, começaram a recitar os Vedas.

Word by Word

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (temporal/ablatival adverb: 'then')

• विप्राः: the brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मपुरोगमान्: led by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मपुरोगमान्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (ब्रह्मा पुरोगमः येषाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Adhikarana (Locative sense via 'atra'/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'here')

• उपविष्टाः: sat down
• उपविष्टाः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप+विश् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय (having sat down)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• उच्चारयन्ति: recite/utter
• उच्चारयन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+चर् (धातु) (णिच् causative: उच्चारय-)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After worship, brāhmaṇas sit in orderly rows before Brahmā and the assembled devas; mouths poised in chant, hands holding darbha or manuscripts; the air seems to vibrate with Vedic sound.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Devas
• Brahmā
• Vedas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True reverence unites worship and study: honoring the divine is followed by disciplined Vedic recitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied holy region where Vedic life flourishes and is admired even by the gods.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Honoring the guests (Devas) first, then engaging in Veda-pāṭha (Vedic recitation) in a sanctified assembly.