Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चान्ये वरानने । मूकांधबधिरा बालाः स्त्रियश्चैव नपुंसकाः

Transliteration

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāścānye varānane | mūkāṃdhabadhirā bālāḥ striyaścaiva napuṃsakāḥ

Translation

โอ้สตรีผู้พักตร์งาม ทั้งพราหมณ์ กษัตริย์ แพศย์ ศูทร และอื่นๆ ทั้งผู้เป็นใบ้ ตาบอด หูหนวก เด็ก สตรี และแม้ผู้เป็นกะเทย (ล้วนรวมอยู่)

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇāḥ: brāhmaṇas
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• kṣatriyāḥ: kṣatriyas
• kṣatriyāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣatriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vaiśyāḥ: vaiśyas
• vaiśyāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• śūdrāḥ: śūdras
• śūdrāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• varānane: O fair-faced one
• varānane: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘वरं आननं यस्याः’)

• mūka: mute
• mūka: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• andha: blind
• andha: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: andha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• badhirāḥ: deaf
• badhirāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: badhira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• bālāḥ: children
• bālāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• striyaḥ: women
• striyaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• napuṃsakāḥ: eunuchs / non-males
• napuṃsakāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: napuṃsaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice addressing Devi)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Varuṇeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varānane (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A diverse group of pilgrims—different varṇas and ages, women, children, and persons with disabilities—stand together before the Varuṇeśvara shrine, unified in folded-hands devotion, with the sea beyond.

Characters & Entities

• Varuṇeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra’s grace is portrayed as widely accessible—spiritual benefit is not restricted by social category, age, or physical limitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Varuṇeśvara sacred locale in Prabhāsa Kṣetra (context of the surrounding verses).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is specified here; the verse lists categories of devotees eligible for the kṣetra’s benefits.