Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 207

Devanagari script

यदहं ब्राह्मणानां च प्राप्तवांश्चरणांतिकम्

Transliteration

yadahaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca prāptavāṃścaraṇāṃtikam

Translation

เพราะเรานั้นได้เข้าถึงความใกล้ชิด ณ เบื้องพระบาทของเหล่าพราหมณ์ ได้รับสันนิบาตอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของท่าน…

Word by Word

• यत्: since/that
• यत्: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative particle; ‘since/that’)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

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

• प्राप्तवान्: have reached/obtained
• प्राप्तवान्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √आप् (धातु) → प्राप्तवत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्तवत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे ‘has obtained/reached’

• चरणान्तिकम्: the vicinity of (their) feet
• चरणान्तिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee speaking in humility (speaker not explicit; verse is incomplete and continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee bows low, touching the feet of seated brāhmaṇas/sages; manuscripts and waterpots nearby; atmosphere of reverence and transmission of blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and reverence toward brāhmaṇas and the righteous are upheld as a direct means of spiritual uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Dharmāraṇya narrative flow; it highlights dharma conduct rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brāhmaṇa-vandanā and sevā—approaching the ‘feet’ signifies respectful attendance, service, and receiving instruction/blessings.