Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

सशङ्खचक्रासिधरः किरीटी सवेदवेदाङ्गमयो महात्मा । त्रैलोक्यनिर्माणकरः पुराणो देवत्रयीरूपधरश्च कार्ये

Transliteration

saśaṅkhacakrāsidharaḥ kirīṭī savedavedāṅgamayo mahātmā | trailokyanirmāṇakaraḥ purāṇo devatrayīrūpadharaśca kārye

Translation

Couronné, portant conque, disque et épée, ce Seigneur à la grande âme est fait des Veda et de leurs auxiliaires. L’Ancien, créateur des trois mondes, lorsqu’il y a œuvre à accomplir, revêt les formes de la triade divine : Brahmā, Viṣṇu et Rudra.

Word by Word

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शङ्ख: conch
• शङ्ख: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (अगले समास में)

• चक्र: discus
• चक्र: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (अगले समास में)

• असि: sword
• असि: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (अगले समास में)

• धरः: bearer (of conch, discus, and sword)
• धरः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: शङ्ख-चक्र-असि-धर (उपपद-तत्पुरुष; ‘एतानि धरति’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• किरीटी: crowned
• किरीटी: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरीटिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘किरीटवान्’

• स: with/possessing
• स: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (समासपूर्वपद)

• वेद: Veda
• वेद: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• वेदाङ्ग: limbs of the Veda (Vedāṅgas)
• वेदाङ्ग: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वेदस्य अङ्गम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• मयः: consisting of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• मयः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: स-वेद-वेदाङ्ग-मय (तत्पुरुष; ‘वेदवेदाङ्गैः मयः/पूर्णः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• महात्मा: great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्य: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रयः लोकाः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• निर्माण: creation/construction
• निर्माण: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्माण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• करः: creator of the three worlds
• करः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: त्रैलोक्य-निर्माण-कर (तत्पुरुष; ‘निर्माणं करोति’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पुराणः: ancient
• पुराणः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• देवत्रयी: the triad of gods
• देवत्रयी: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां त्रयी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• रूप: form
• रूप: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• धरः: bearer of the form of the divine triad
• धरः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: देवत्रयी-रूप-धर (तत्पुरुष; ‘रूपं धरति’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• कार्ये: in the task/at the task
• कार्ये: Adhikarana (Domain/विषयाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण/विषय

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced: Āvantya-khaṇḍa narrative style]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha-mahātmya setting (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A crowned Lord bearing conch, discus, and sword; his body is envisioned as the Vedas and Vedāṅgas; he is the ancient maker of the three worlds, taking on the triad’s forms when action is required.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā
• Rudra
• Vedas
• Vedāṅgas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme Lord is one, yet appears as the Trimūrti to accomplish cosmic functions; sectarian division is discouraged.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is doctrinal within the Revā-khaṇḍa setting; the broader context is the sanctity of the Revā (Narmadā) region rather than a single named tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; it establishes theology supporting reverence without rivalry among divine forms.