Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

एतान्द्विषंति ये मूढा ब्राह्मणान्संशितव्रतान् । ते मां द्विषंति वै नूनं पूजनात्पूजयन्ति माम्

Transliteration

etāndviṣaṃti ye mūḍhā brāhmaṇānsaṃśitavratān | te māṃ dviṣaṃti vai nūnaṃ pūjanātpūjayanti mām

Translation

جو گمراہ لوگ پختہ عہد والے ان برہمنوں سے بغض رکھتے ہیں، وہ یقیناً مجھ ہی سے بغض رکھتے ہیں؛ اور جو ان کی تعظیم کرتے ہیں، وہ اسی تعظیم کے ذریعے میری ہی پوجا کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• etān: these
• etān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; निर्देशवाचक

• dviṣanti: hate
• dviṣanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dviṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक

• mūḍhāḥ: foolish/deluded
• mūḍhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ye)

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• saṃśitavratān: of firm vows/strictly vowed
• saṃśitavratān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-śā (धातु) + kta (कृत्) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे—‘संशितं व्रतं येषां ते’ इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषण (brāhmaṇān)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; अन्वादेश

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• dviṣanti: hate
• dviṣanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dviṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• nūnam: surely
• nūnam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: certainly)

• pūjanāt: from worship
• pūjanāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे/अपादान (from/through the act of worship)

• pūjayanti: worship
• pūjayanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Candra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two contrasted groups: on one side, deluded men scowl at ascetic Brāhmaṇas; on the other, devotees offer flowers and food. Above, Śiva’s gaze aligns with the honored group, while the hateful group is shown in shadow, indicating spiritual self-harm.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is tested through conduct: reverence to disciplined Brāhmaṇas is counted as worship of Śiva; hatred becomes an offense against Him.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śaiva teaching is framed as a māhātmya instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā/satkāra of vowed Brāhmaṇas, explicitly equated with worship of Śiva.