Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

कल्पयंतामिमौ पाणी नोचेद्यज्ञं निहन्म्यमुम् । सवितुर्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य ते सर्वे समचिंतयन्

Transliteration

kalpayaṃtāmimau pāṇī nocedyajñaṃ nihanmyamum | saviturvākyamākarṇya te sarve samaciṃtayan

Translation

«Diese beiden Hände sollen neu gestaltet werden; sonst werde ich dieses Opfer (Yajña) vernichten!» Als sie die Worte Savitṛs vernahmen, berieten sie alle gemeinsam.

Word by Word

• कल्पयन्ताम्: let (them) arrange/prepare
• कल्पयन्ताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कल्पय् (धातु, √कॢप् caus.)
• Form: लकारः-लोट् (Imperative), पुरुषः-प्रथम (3rd), वचनम्-बहुवचन (Plural), पदम्-परस्मैपदम्; विधिलिङ्गार्थः/आज्ञार्थः

• इमौ: these two
• इमौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• पाणी: hands
• पाणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• उचेत्: if
• उचेत्: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (अव्यय) + चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle: 'if')

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• निहन्मि: I will strike/kill/destroy
• निहन्मि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु, √हन्)
• Form: लकारः-लट् (Present), पुरुषः-उत्तम (1st), वचनम्-एकवचन (Singular), पदम्-परस्मैपदम्

• अमुम्: that one (him)
• अमुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सवितुः: of Savitṛ (the Sun)
• सवितुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाक्यम्: statement/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Kriya (Gerundial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + कर्ण् (धातु, √कर्ण्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having heard)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समचिन्तयन्: they considered/thought
• समचिन्तयन्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + चिन्तय् (धातु, √चिन्त् caus.)
• Form: लकारः-लङ् (Imperfect/Past), पुरुषः-प्रथम (3rd), वचनम्-बहुवचन (Plural), पदम्-परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Setukhaṇḍa); quoted speaker: Savitṛ

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu / Setubandha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing Savitṛ (solar deity) issues a stern ultimatum at a consecrated yajña-maṇḍapa; sages and gods pause, forming a deliberative circle, hands raised in concern as the sacrificial fire flickers under cosmic pressure.

Characters & Entities

• Savitṛ
• yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires that sacred rites be completed with integrity; negligence or unresolved defect can obstruct the yajña’s fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is part of the Setukhaṇḍa narrative stream; the explicit tīrtha praise appears in the following verses (Munitīrtha/Cakratīrtha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A demand to rectify a ritual defect (restoring hands) so the yajña may proceed; the concrete prescription (snāna at Munitīrtha) comes later.