Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
तेन किंचिदसाध्यं न ब्राह्मण्येन भवेन्मम । ब्राह्मणेन समं चान्यन्न किंचित्प्रतिभाति मे
tena kiṃcidasādhyaṃ na brāhmaṇyena bhavenmama | brāhmaṇena samaṃ cānyanna kiṃcitpratibhāti me
ด้วยความเป็นพราหมณ์นั้น สำหรับข้าย่อมไม่มีสิ่งใดที่ทำไม่ได้ และในสายตาข้า ไม่มีสิ่งใดเสมอด้วยพราหมณ์
Vṛtra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The petitioner speaks with firm resolve, gesturing toward his heart or upward toward the ‘supreme’; Brahmā’s calm presence frames the declaration that nothing equals brāhmaṇa status.
FAQs
The Purāṇic ideal exalts spiritual wisdom and disciplined dharma as the highest ‘power,’ surpassing other attainments.
Not directly; the tīrtha context remains in the background while the verse praises the Brāhmaṇa ideal.
None; it is a doctrinal valuation of brāhmaṇatva and reverence toward Brāhmaṇas.