Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तद्विष्णोश्च शिरस्तावत्संधत्स्वामरवर्द्धक । विश्वकर्माब्रवीद्देवानानयध्वं शिरस्त्विति

Transliteration

tadviṣṇośca śirastāvatsaṃdhatsvāmaravarddhaka | viśvakarmābravīddevānānayadhvaṃ śirastviti

Translation

„Dann, o Mehrer der Devas, füge sogleich jenes Haupt an Viṣṇus Leib.“ Viśvakarmā sprach zu den Göttern: „Bringt das Haupt her, wahrlich.“

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तावत्: so much/for the time being
• तावत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: परिमाण-अव्यय (adverb of extent)

• संधत्स्व: join/attach
• संधत्स्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: संधा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अमरवर्द्धक: O increaser of the immortals (gods)
• अमरवर्द्धक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर + वर्द्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• आनयध्वम्: bring (you all)
• आनयध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिरः: the head
• शिरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative particle)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual), with quoted speech by Viśvakarmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine assembly issues an urgent instruction: attach a head to Viṣṇu’s body; Viśvakarmā, holding tools, commands the devas to bring the head.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Viśvakarmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even cosmic disorder is restored through divine order—skill (Viśvakarmā) and collective effort (the devas) serve dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues a mythic sequence within the Dharmāraṇya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a narrative command about rejoining/bringing the head.