Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मतेजो हि बलवद्द्विजानां हि सुरेश्वर । क्षान्तियुक्तस्तपस्तप्त्वा भविष्यसि गतक्लमः

Transliteration

brahmatejo hi balavaddvijānāṃ hi sureśvara | kṣāntiyuktastapastaptvā bhaviṣyasi gataklamaḥ

Translation

اے سُریشور! دو بار جنم لینے والوں کا برہمی تیج بے شک نہایت قوی ہے۔ تم بردباری کے ساتھ تپسیا کرو؛ تب تم تھکن اور کلفت سے آزاد ہو جاؤ گے۔

Word by Word

• brahma-tejaḥ: the power/splendour of Brahman (Brahmā)
• brahma-tejaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मणः तेजः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; हेतौ/indeed/for)

• balavat: powerful
• balavat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (ब्रह्मतेजः)

• dvijānām: of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijānām: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; पुनरुक्त-हेतौ/indeed)

• sureśvara: O lord of the gods
• sureśvara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सुराणाम् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• kṣānti-yuktaḥ: endowed with patience
• kṣānti-yuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣānti (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (क्षान्त्या युक्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वम्)

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• taptvā: having practised (austerity)
• taptvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √tap (धातु) + ktvā (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त अव्यय/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्यर्थः = having performed austerity

• bhaviṣyasi: you will become
• bhaviṣyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• gata-klamaḥ: free from fatigue
• gata-klamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त) + klama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (गतः क्लमो यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वम्)

Speaker

Sages (collective ṛṣis addressing Śiva/Tripurāntaka)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata-addressed interlocutor (not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages counsel Śiva with calm authority; Śiva listens with composed humility, suggesting acceptance of tapas and kṣānti; a subtle aura around the sages indicates brahma-tejas.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijas (twice-born)
• Sages
• Śiva (addressed as Sureśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power (brahmatejas) demands respect; patience (kṣānti) and tapas transform suffering into purification and restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a specific tīrtha; the Revā-khaṇḍa setting supports a Śaiva-dharmic teaching about sages and austerity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) coupled with kṣānti (forbearance) is recommended as the corrective discipline.