Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

अब्राह्मणमिदं तीर्थं पीडयिष्यंति जन्तवः । तस्मात्त्वं वाडवाञ्छौरे समानय ऋषी न्बहून् । धर्मारण्यं यथा भाति त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे

Transliteration

abrāhmaṇamidaṃ tīrthaṃ pīḍayiṣyaṃti jantavaḥ | tasmāttvaṃ vāḍavāñchaure samānaya ṛṣī nbahūn | dharmāraṇyaṃ yathā bhāti trailokye sacarācare

Translation

ทีรถะนี้หากปราศจากพราหมณ์ ย่อมถูกสรรพสัตว์เบียดเบียน ดังนั้น โอ้ศৌริ จงนำวาฑวะมามาก และรวบรวมฤๅษีเป็นอันมาก เพื่อให้ธรรมารัณยะส่องประกายไปทั่วไตรโลก—ทั้งจรและอจร

Word by Word

• अब्राह्मणम्: without Brahmins/non-Brahmin
• अब्राह्मणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-प्रत्ययार्थ (negative); विशेषण

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम; विशेषण

• तीर्थम्: pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पीडयिष्यन्ति: they will harass/oppress
• पीडयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• जन्तवः: creatures/people
• जन्तवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभाववत् निपात-प्रयोग (indeclinable in sense 'therefore/from that reason')

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: एकवचन (Singular), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun)

• वाडवान्: the Vāḍavas
• वाडवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शौरे: O Śauri (Vishnu/Krishna)
• शौरे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• समानय: bring/assemble
• समानय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• धर्मारण्यम्: Dharma-forest (Dharmāraṇya)
• धर्मारण्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यथा: as/so that
• यथा: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानबोधक (comparative/relative adverb: 'as/so that')

• भाति: shines/appears
• भाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सचराचरे: with moving and unmoving beings
• सचराचरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying त्रैलोक्ये)

Speaker

Yama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concerned divine/royal figure addressing Śauri, pointing toward a sacred grove; shadowy disruptive beings at the periphery; arriving caravans of Vāḍavas and lines of sages entering to restore brilliance to Dharmāraṇya.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Śauri (Kṛṣṇa/Vişṇu)
• Dharmāraṇya
• Brāhmaṇas
• Ṛṣis
• Vāḍavāḥ
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sites flourish and remain protected when upheld by brāhmaṇas and sages who sustain dharma and Vedic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya-tīrtha, envisioned to shine across the three worlds when properly established with ṛṣis and Vedic communities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is to establish a Vedic ecosystem: bring brāhmaṇa communities (Vāḍavas) and many ṛṣis to maintain yajña and Vedic recitation.