Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 175

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणोसि भवाञ्जातः कदा युद्धं करिष्यसि । विहस्य वामनो ब्रूते सत्यं तव भविष्यति

Transliteration

brāhmaṇosi bhavāñjātaḥ kadā yuddhaṃ kariṣyasi | vihasya vāmano brūte satyaṃ tava bhaviṣyati

Translation

«Ты рождён брахманом — когда же ты вступишь в войну?» Тогда Вамана, улыбнувшись, сказал: «Сказанное тобою станет истиной».

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific)

• जातः: born
• जातः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृत्-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘भवान्’)

• कदा: when?
• कदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb of time)

• युद्धम्: battle, war
• युद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• करिष्यसि: will do / will undertake
• करिष्यसि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• विहस्य: having laughed
• विहस्य: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि+हस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having laughed’

• वामनः: Vāmana
• वामनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रूते: says
• ब्रूते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa / Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय (predicate)

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Vāmana (responding to Nārada; first half is Nārada’s challenge within the same śloka)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Māhātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada questions how a brāhmaṇa will wage war; Vāmana smiles gently and affirms the prophecy’s truth, creating a calm yet fateful moment.

Characters & Entities

• Vāmana
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma can manifest in unexpected forms: even one born as a brāhmaṇa may become an instrument of cosmic justice when destiny demands it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is embedded in the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of Prabhāsa, a sacred zone where divine plans are revealed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears; the focus is on prophetic confirmation and dharmic inevitability.