Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

लोके लोकेश्वराश्चापि सर्वे ब्राह्मणपूजकाः । ततस्तान्नावमन्येत यदीच्छेज्जीवितं चिरम्

Transliteration

loke lokeśvarāścāpi sarve brāhmaṇapūjakāḥ | tatastānnāvamanyeta yadīcchejjīvitaṃ ciram

Translation

جہانوں کے حاکم بھی سب کے سب برہمنوں کے پوجنے والے ہیں۔ اس لیے جو دراز عمر چاہے وہ ان کی تحقیر نہ کرے۔

Word by Word

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण; English: masculine locative singular

• लोकेश्वराः: world-rulers
• लोकेश्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—लोकस्य ईश्वराः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); English: masculine nominative plural 'lords of the world'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (लोकेश्वराः)

• ब्राह्मणपूजकाः: worshippers of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणपूजकाः: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजक (प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् (धातु) + ण्वुल्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—ब्राह्मणान् पूजयन्ति ये (उपपद-तत्पुरुष); विधेय-नाम; English: masculine nominative plural 'worshippers of Brahmins'

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore/from that)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; English: masculine accusative plural

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• अवमन्येत: should disrespect
• अवमन्येत: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √मन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; English: optative 3rd sg 'should disrespect'

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त-सम्बन्ध (conditional conjunction)

• इच्छेत्: should desire
• इच्छेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; English: optative 3rd sg 'should desire'

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; English: neuter accusative singular

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे द्वितीया एकवचन (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण); English: adverbial accusative 'for long'

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic court tableau: lokapālas and kings with crowns bowing to a seated brāhmaṇa; the brāhmaṇa holds a palm-leaf manuscript; Prabhāsa’s shrine and sea appear as sacred backdrop; the theme is reverent hierarchy of dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Lokeśvara
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respect for spiritual exemplars is a protective dharma; contempt brings harm, while honor supports well-being and longevity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where social and spiritual dharma is reinforced as part of the pilgrimage ethos.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brāhmaṇa-pūjā (honoring brāhmaṇas) and avoidance of avamāna (disrespect).