Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणान् पूजयेद्भक्त्या पूजयित्वा प्रणम्य च । नानाविधैर्महाभोगैः शिवलोके महीयते

Transliteration

brāhmaṇān pūjayedbhaktyā pūjayitvā praṇamya ca | nānāvidhairmahābhogaiḥ śivaloke mahīyate

Translation

برہمنوں کی بھکتی سے تعظیم کرے؛ انہیں پوج کر اور پرنام کر کے انسان شِولोक میں سرفراز ہوتا ہے اور طرح طرح کے عظیم دیویہ بھوگ بھوگتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• pūjayet: should worship/honour
• pūjayet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धा॒तु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धा॒तु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ṇam (धा॒तु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• nānāvidhaiḥ: with various kinds of
• nānāvidhaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (नानाविधाः)

• mahābhogaiḥ: with great enjoyments/offerings
• mahābhogaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान्तः भोगाः)

• śivaloke: in Śiva’s world
• śivaloke: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य लोकः)

• mahīyate: is honoured/glorified
• mahīyate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mah (धा॒तु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is honoured/glorified)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims in a tīrtha-dharmashala or temple courtyard wash the feet of Brāhmaṇas, offer garlands and food, then bow; above, a symbolic vision of Śiva-loka with radiant Shiva indicates the promised fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Śiva
• Śivaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional honor and humility toward Brāhmaṇas is taught as a powerful dharmic act leading to exaltation in Śiva’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa, associated with the Revā/Narmadā sacred geography (Revā-kṣetra).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brāhmaṇa-pūjā (honoring Brāhmaṇas) along with praṇāma (bowing) performed with bhakti.