Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28
Devanagari script
उवाच दिव्यया वाचा विरंचिः कमलासनः
Transliteration
uvāca divyayā vācā viraṃciḥ kamalāsanaḥ
Translation
Da sprach Viranchi, der auf dem Lotus Sitzende, mit göttlicher Stimme.
Word by Word
उवाचsaid; spoke
उवाच:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी
दिव्ययाdivine
दिव्यया:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वाचाम्)
वाचाwith speech/voice
वाचा:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
विरंचिःVirañci (Brahmā)
विरंचिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविरञ्चि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
कमलासनःthe lotus-seated one
कमलासनः:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकमलासन (प्रातिपदिक: कमल + आसन)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कमले आसनम् यस्य/कमल-आसनः)
Speaker
Narrator (introducing Brahmā’s speech)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Brahmā (Virañci), lotus-seated, radiates calm authority and begins to speak; the scene shifts from struggle to proclamation, with a luminous aura around his face(s).
Characters & Entities
V
Virañci (Brahmā)FAQs
A turning point arrives through divine instruction—speech aligned with truth becomes a force in restoring order.
None in this verse.
None.