Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

यस्माद्ब्रह्मण्यदेवोऽहमतो विप्रान्भजे सदा । युष्मान्पृच्छाम्यहं किंचित्तद्वदध्वं विचार्य तु

Transliteration

yasmādbrahmaṇyadevo'hamato viprānbhaje sadā | yuṣmānpṛcchāmyahaṃ kiṃcittadvadadhvaṃ vicārya tu

Translation

เพราะเรามีความภักดีต่อพรหมันและเป็นพราหมณยเทวะ ฉะนั้นเราจึงบูชานอบน้อมเหล่าวิปฺระอยู่เสมอ บัดนี้เราขอถามสิ่งหนึ่ง—โปรดไตร่ตรองแล้วจึงตอบเถิด

Word by Word

• यस्मात्: because of which / since
• यस्मात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्रह्मण्यदेवः: a god devoted to Brahmins (protector of Brahmins)
• ब्रह्मण्यदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मण्य-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (ब्रह्मण्यः देवः)

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

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक-निपात (therefore)

• विप्रान्: Brahmins
• विप्रान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), बहुवचन

• भजे: I worship / I serve
• भजे: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• युष्मान्: you (all)
• युष्मान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), बहुवचन

• पृच्छामि: I ask
• पृच्छामि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्/पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• किंचित्: something, a little
• किंचित्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचक

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• वदध्वम्: please tell (you all speak)
• वदध्वम्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विचार्य: having considered
• विचार्य: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-चर् (धातु) → विचार्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकर्म-भाव

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात

Speaker

Śrī Rāma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respectful petitioner addresses a council of brāhmaṇa sages, hands folded, indicating he will ask a question and requests a considered reply.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vipras (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is clarified through humility and consultation with the wise; even the righteous seek counsel before acting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Setu-khaṇḍa context glorifies Setu/Rāmeśvaram; this verse introduces Rāma’s consultation that leads to that sacred act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implied prescription: seek guidance from qualified brāhmaṇas/sages before undertaking expiation or sacred rites.