Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

हेमवर्णोऽमृतमयः सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः । आद्यः पुत्रोऽनसूयायाः स्वयं साक्षात्पितामहः

Transliteration

hemavarṇo'mṛtamayaḥ sūryakoṭisamaprabhaḥ | ādyaḥ putro'nasūyāyāḥ svayaṃ sākṣātpitāmahaḥ

Translation

D’une teinte d’or, d’essence semblable à l’amṛta, rayonnant comme dix millions de soleils : il est célébré comme le premier fils d’Anasūyā ; en vérité, nul autre que Pitāmaha, Brahmā lui-même manifesté.

Word by Word

• hema-varṇaḥ: golden-colored
• hema-varṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः; वर्ण-निर्देश), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (puruṣaḥ implied)

• amṛta-mayaḥ: made of nectar, immortal-like
• amṛta-mayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः; ‘मय’ प्रत्ययार्थ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• sūrya-koṭi-sama-prabhaḥ: having radiance equal to ten million suns
• sūrya-koṭi-sama-prabhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः; उपमान-निर्देश), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• ādyaḥ: the first, primordial
• ādyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• anasūyāyāḥ: of Anasūyā
• anasūyāyāḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anasūyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वार्थक-अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

• sākṣāt: directly, in person
• sākṣāt: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: directly/manifestly)

• pitāmahaḥ: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• pitāmahaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (deduced: addressed to Devī/Maheśvarī within Revā-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Within the mandala stands a golden, nectar-essenced being, blazing with the brilliance of ten million suns, identified as Pitāmaha manifest.

Characters & Entities

• Anasūyā
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine forms are described through luminous symbolism to inspire reverence and contemplative devotion toward the cosmic source.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider setting is the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred geography), though this verse itself is a doctrinal description rather than a single tīrtha’s praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it functions as a theological identification and praise.