Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

विश्वकर्माऽपि देवानां ब्रह्मर्षीणां परंतप । वेश्मानि सुविचित्राणि सर्वरत्नमयानि च

Transliteration

viśvakarmā'pi devānāṃ brahmarṣīṇāṃ paraṃtapa | veśmāni suvicitrāṇi sarvaratnamayāni ca

Translation

Und auch Viśvakarmā, o Bezwinger der Feinde, errichtete für die Götter und die Brahmarishis wundersame Wohnsitze, aus allen Arten von Edelsteinen gefertigt.

Word by Word

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचनम् (singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), समुच्चयार्थः (also)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• ब्रह्मर्षीणाम्: of the Brahmarishis
• ब्रह्मर्षीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• परंतप: O scorcher of foes
• परंतप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), सम्बोधन (8th case/vocative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• वेश्मानि: mansions
• वेश्मानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• सुविचित्राणि: very wondrous/beautiful
• सुविचित्राणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचनम् (plural); विशेषणम्

• सर्वरत्नमयानि: made of all kinds of gems
• सर्वरत्नमयानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + रत्न + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचनम् (plural); विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधकः अव्ययः (conjunction)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: parantapa / rājā (king addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvakarmā, divine architect, fashions intricate jewel-inlaid mansions—arches, pillars, and domes shimmering with many gemstones—prepared for devas and brahmarṣis.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarmā
• Deva
• Brahmarṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a dharmic, divinely centered rite, even artistry and material splendor become offerings that honor the sacred community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse does not name a tīrtha; it heightens the cosmic celebration within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct injunction is given; it describes ancillary honors and accommodations provided to gods and sages during the sacred occasion.