Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

यस्तु भुञ्जति शूद्रान्नं मासमेकं निरन्तरम् । इह जन्मनि शूद्रत्वं मृतः शूद्रोऽभिजायते

Transliteration

yastu bhuñjati śūdrānnaṃ māsamekaṃ nirantaram | iha janmani śūdratvaṃ mṛtaḥ śūdro'bhijāyate

Translation

جو شخص ایک مہینے تک مسلسل شودر کا کھانا کھاتا رہے، وہ اسی زندگی میں شودر پن کو پہنچ جاتا ہے؛ اور مرنے کے بعد بھی شودر کے طور پر جنم لیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• bhuñjati: eats/enjoys
• bhuñjati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śūdra-annam: śūdra-food
• śūdra-annam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śūdrasya annaṃ)

• māsam: for a month
• māsam: Kāla (Duration/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कालपरिमाणवाचक

• ekam: one
• ekam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘māsam’

• nirantaram: continuously
• nirantaram: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• janmani: in (this) birth
• janmani: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन

• śūdratvam: śūdra-hood
• śūdratvam: Karma (Result/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdratva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• mṛtaḥ: having died
• mṛtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘yaḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; अर्थः ‘मृतः’

• śūdraḥ: a śūdra
• śūdraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• abhijāyate: is born again (as)
• abhijāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Antyaja (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calendar-like sequence of a month: repeated meals leading to a visible shift in aura/attire, symbolizing identity change; Prabhāsa temple silhouette anchors the setting.

Characters & Entities

• Śūdra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained violation of a prescribed norm is portrayed as transforming one’s social-ritual standing and shaping rebirth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative frame; the verse itself is a general dharma statement within the māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A behavioral restriction is stated: avoid continuous consumption of the specified food category.