Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तद्भित्त्वा पुरुषो जज्ञे चतुर्वक्त्रः पितामहः । सोऽसृजद्विश्वमेवं तु सदेवासुरमानुषम्

Transliteration

tadbhittvā puruṣo jajñe caturvaktraḥ pitāmahaḥ | so'sṛjadviśvamevaṃ tu sadevāsuramānuṣam

Translation

সেই অণ্ড ভেদ করে পুরুষ চতুর্মুখ পিতামহ ব্রহ্মা রূপে জন্ম নিলেন। তারপর তিনি দেব-অসুর-মানবসহ সমগ্র বিশ্বকে যথাক্রমে সৃষ্টি করলেন।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भित्त्वा: having split
• भित्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhid (भिद् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having split/broken’

• पुरुषः: the person/being
• पुरुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born/arose
• जज्ञे: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• चतुर्-वक्त्रः: four-faced
• चतुर्-वक्त्रः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + vaktra (वक्त्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; (चतुर्णां वक्त्राणां समाहार/विशेषणार्थ)

• पितामहः: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• असृजत्: created/emitted
• असृजत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (सृज् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• स-देव-असुर-मानुषम्: together with gods, demons, and humans
• स-देव-असुर-मानुषम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सहितार्थ उपसर्गवत्) + deva (देव) + asura (असुर) + mānuṣa (मानुष)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण; समाहार/सहितार्थ (with gods, demons, and humans)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The cosmic egg splits; from within arises four-faced Brahmā seated on a lotus, beginning to emanate gods, asuras, humans, and the ordered cosmos.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Pitāmaha, Caturvaktra)
• Devas
• Asuras
• Humans

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order unfolds through appointed divine functions: Brahmā emerges to structure creation, including all classes of beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; it supports the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.