Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्रा वै वर्णसंकराः । कृमिम्लेच्छाश्च ये चान्ये संकीर्णाः पापयोनयः

Transliteration

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrā vai varṇasaṃkarāḥ | kṛmimlecchāśca ye cānye saṃkīrṇāḥ pāpayonayaḥ

Translation

婆罗门、刹帝利、吠舍、首陀罗，以及诸种杂类出身者；又有kṛmi、mleccha等及其他众生，生于种种罪业之胎生—

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• kṣatriyāḥ: Kshatriyas
• kṣatriyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣatriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• vaiśyāḥ: Vaishyas
• vaiśyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• śūdrāḥ: Shudras
• śūdrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• vai: Indeed
• vai: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (Emphasis)

• varṇasaṃkarāḥ: Mixed castes
• varṇasaṃkarāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṇasaṃkara (varṇa-saṃkara)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• kṛmimlecchāḥ: Insects and barbarians
• kṛmimlecchāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛmimleccha (kṛmi-mleccha)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• ca: And
• ca: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• ye: Who/Those
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• ca: And
• ca: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• anye: Others
• anye: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• saṃkīrṇāḥ: Mixed/Hybrid
• saṃkīrṇāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃkīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• pāpayonayaḥ: Of sinful birth/womb
• pāpayonayaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpayoni (pāpa-yoni)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa dialogue style)

Characters & Entities

• Svargadvāra (context continuation)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s sanctity is presented as universal, extending beyond social categories to all kinds of births.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Svargadvāra glorification in Ayodhyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it enumerates who can be included in the tīrtha’s sphere of grace.