Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

महितो विश्वकर्मा च वसवश्चैव सर्वशः । तथा पितृगणाः सर्वे सर्वाणि च हवींष्यथ

Transliteration

mahito viśvakarmā ca vasavaścaiva sarvaśaḥ | tathā pitṛgaṇāḥ sarve sarvāṇi ca havīṃṣyatha

Translation

هناك، في ذلك المقام المقدّس، يُكرَّم فيشفاكَرما (Viśvakarmā)، وكذلك تُعظَّم الفَسُو (Vasus) على كل وجه؛ وكذا تُوقَّر جموعُ الأسلاف (Pitṛs)، وتكون جميعُ قرابينِ الياجنا حاضرةً هناك أيضًا.

Word by Word

• महितः: honoured, revered
• महितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महित (कृदन्त; √मह्/मह्-स्तुतौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) — “honoured/praised”

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarmā (the divine architect)
• विश्वकर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समास: विश्व + कर्मन् (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; ‘of all works’/‘all-doer’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वसवः: the Vasus
• वसवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• सर्वशः: in every way, wholly
• सर्वशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — “in every way/entirely”

• तथा: likewise, thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb/connector) — “thus/likewise”

• पितृगणाः: the groups of Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितृगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समास: पितॄणां गणाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all (neuter plural)
• सर्वाणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• हवींषि: oblations
• हवींषि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; पदच्छेद: हवींषि + अथ

• अथ: then, now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक/आरम्भार्थक अव्यय (particle: then/now)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced from Purāṇic narration style in Brāhma Khaṇḍa passages]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest-kṣetra rendered as a luminous sacrificial ground: Viśvakarmā honored with artisan emblems, the eight Vasus as radiant guardians, and rows of pitṛs receiving offerings; havis appears as glowing ladles, clarified butter, and fire-altar light permeating the grove.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarmā
• Vasus
• Pitṛs
• Havis (oblations)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A truly sacred place is one where devas, ancestors, and the spirit of sacrifice are naturally honoured—uniting worship, gratitude, and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya (the sacred Dharma-forest) is being praised as a locus where divine and ancestral presences are especially accessible.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse alludes to yajña-related worship—honouring Pitṛs and offering havis (oblations), implying tarpaṇa/śrāddha-yajña orientation though not detailing a procedure.