Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

वरैरङ्गिरसश्चापि बृहस्पतिरजायत । यथाभिलषितः पुत्रो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः

Transliteration

varairaṅgirasaścāpi bṛhaspatirajāyata | yathābhilaṣitaḥ putro vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ

Translation

Und durch jene Gaben wurde dem Aṅgiras wahrlich Bṛhaspati geboren—der ersehnte Sohn, kundig im Veda und in seinen Hilfsgliedern (Vedāṅgas).

Word by Word

• वरैः: by boons
• वरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अङ्गिरसः: of Aṅgiras
• अङ्गिरसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अजायत: was born
• अजायत: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपमानवाचक अव्यय (as, according as)

• अभिलषितः: desired
• अभिलषितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + लष् (धातु) → अभिलषित (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः: versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + वेदाङ्ग + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The boon ripens into birth: Bṛhaspati is born to Aṅgiras, depicted as luminous, carrying the aura of Veda-knowledge and the dignity of a divine counselor.

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgiras
• Bṛhaspati
• Veda
• Vedāṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s boon bears fruit as dhārmic progeny—embodied here as Bṛhaspati, the archetype of sacred wisdom.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to the Aṅgiras Tīrtha Māhātmya context in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual; it presents the result (Bṛhaspati’s birth) of prior tapas and Śiva worship.