Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

सदा सर्वत्र पूज्यंते ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः । नावैष्णवोऽव्रती राजन्राम राज्येऽतिविश्रुते

Transliteration

sadā sarvatra pūjyaṃte brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ | nāvaiṣṇavo'vratī rājanrāma rājye'tiviśrute

Translation

వేదపారంగతులైన బ్రాహ్మణులు ఎల్లప్పుడూ అన్ని చోట్ల పూజింపబడేవారు. ఓ రాజా, రాముని అత్యంత ప్రసిద్ధ రాజ్యంలో అవైష్ణవుడూ, అవ్రతుడూ (వ్రతశూన్యుడు) ఎవ్వరూ లేరు.

Word by Word

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Adhikaraṇa (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• pūjyante: are worshipped/honoured
• pūjyante: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• veda-pāragāḥ: masters of the Veda
• veda-pāragāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + pāra (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समास (वेदस्य पारं गताः = those who have mastered the Veda)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• avaiṣṇavaḥ: a non-Vaiṣṇava
• avaiṣṇavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a- (नञ्) + vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक (negated nominal)

• avratī: without vows
• avratī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + vratin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; नञ्-पूर्वक (without vows/observances)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• rāma: O Rāma
• rāma: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• rājye: in the kingdom
• rājye: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ati-viśrute: very famous
• ati-viśrute: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + viśruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with rājye); उपसर्गपूर्वक

Speaker

Narrator (sectional voice; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājan (king addressed in verse; likely the frame-listener in the chapter)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas reciting Veda honored by citizens; Rāma as king ensuring respect; households observing vrata (fasting, lamp-lighting, tulasī worship); a devotional civic atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Veda
• Viṣṇu
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True prosperity is grounded in honoring sacred learning and living with devotion and disciplined vows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the verse praises the dharmic-religious culture associated with the ideal reign.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vrata (vow-based discipline) is implied as a norm, though no specific vow is detailed.