Shloka 2 - Adhyaya 22 - Brahmottara Khanda - Brahma Khanda | Vietnamese | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अथ दुर्मेधसां पुंसां वेदेष्वनधिकारिणाम् । स्त्रीणां द्विजातिबंधूनां सर्वेषां च शरीरिणाम्

Transliteration

atha durmedhasāṃ puṃsāṃ vedeṣvanadhikāriṇām | strīṇāṃ dvijātibaṃdhūnāṃ sarveṣāṃ ca śarīriṇām

Translation

Nay, đối với những người đàn ông trí tuệ kém, không đủ tư cách thọ trì Veda; đối với phụ nữ; đối với những người là thân thuộc của hàng dvija nhưng ở ngoài quyền thọ Veda; và thật vậy, đối với mọi chúng sinh mang thân—

Word by Word

अथnow, then

दुर्-मेधसाम्of the dull-witted

पुंसाम्of men

वेदेषुin the Vedas

अनधिकारिणाम्of those without eligibility

स्त्रीणाम्of women

द्विजाति-बन्धूनाम्of the relatives of the twice-born (i.e., those connected but not initiated)

सर्वेषाम्of all

चand

शरीरिणाम्of embodied beings

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A diverse gathering—women, common folk, and those outside Vedic study—sit before a narrator/teacher, receiving an accessible Śiva-centered teaching; the mood is compassionate and reassuring.

Characters & Entities

Veda

Śarīrin (embodied beings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic Śaiva path is framed as accessible to all embodied beings, including those without Vedic adhikāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse prepares an inclusive teaching about spiritual means.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not yet in this half-verse; it sets the audience scope for the practice to be taught next.