Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

इयाज यज्ञपुरुषं संजाता कन्यका ततः । तेजस्विनी रूपवती सर्वलोकमनोहरा

Transliteration

iyāja yajñapuruṣaṃ saṃjātā kanyakā tataḥ | tejasvinī rūpavatī sarvalokamanoharā

Translation

Il rendit un culte au Yajña-Puruṣa, puis une fille naquit. Rayonnante, belle, elle charmait le cœur de tous les mondes.

Word by Word

• इयाज: (she) worshipped / performed sacrifice
• इयाज: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• यज्ञपुरुषम्: the Yajña-Puruṣa (personification of sacrifice)
• यज्ञपुरुषम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• संजाता: born / arisen
• संजाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु) → संजात (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• कन्यका: a maiden
• कन्यका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तेजस्विनी: radiant
• तेजस्विनी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• रूपवती: beautiful
• रूपवती: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• सर्वलोकमनोहरा: charming to all the worlds
• सर्वलोकमनोहरा: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-region (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacrificial pavilion by a sacred riverbank; the father performs worship to Yajña-Puruṣa; a radiant infant girl appears, haloed, as sages and attendants witness the boon.

Characters & Entities

• Yajñapuruṣa
• Kanyā (daughter)
• Rājā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmically performed worship bears fruit; blessings arise as a result of aligning one’s desire with sacred rite and divine will.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa setting implicitly honors the Revā/Narmadā sacred region, while this verse focuses on the fruit of yajña.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship/propitiation of Yajña-Puruṣa through yajña, presented as efficacious for attaining progeny.