Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणमिन्द्रमीशानमादित्यमरुतोऽखिलान् । विश्वेदेवानृषीन् साध्यान्वसून्पितृगणांस्तथा

Transliteration

brahmāṇamindramīśānamādityamaruto'khilān | viśvedevānṛṣīn sādhyānvasūnpitṛgaṇāṃstathā

Translation

(Il est) Brahmā, Indra, Īśāna, les Āditya et tous les Marut ; les Viśvedevas, les Ṛṣi, les Sādhya, les Vasu, et de même les cohortes des Pitṛ.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ईशानम्: Īśāna (Śiva)
• ईशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आदित्यम्: Āditya (the Sun)
• आदित्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (मरुतः = मरुतान् इत्यर्थे वैदिक/छान्दस-रूपम्)

• अखिलान्: all (of them)
• अखिलान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वान् इत्यर्थे, पूर्वोक्तानां विशेषणम्

• विश्वेदेवान्: the Viśvedevas
• विश्वेदेवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-देव (प्रातिपदिक; विश्वे + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘विश्वे देवाः’ (a class of gods)

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• साध्यान्: the Sādhyas
• साध्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• वसून्: the Vasus
• वसून्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• पितृगणान्: the groups of Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितृगणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ-गण (प्रातिपदिक; पितृ + गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘पितॄणां गणाः’

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/उपसंहारार्थक-अव्यय (also, likewise)

Speaker

Celestial women (Apsarās / Amarāṅganāḥ), speaking collectively (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tridaśāṅganāḥ (celestial ladies)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic catalogue tableau: the One Lord subtly present as multiple deities—Brahmā on lotus, Indra with vajra, Īśāna/Rudra aspect, solar Ādityas, Maruts as wind-gods, Viśvedevas, sages, Sādhyas, Vasus, and Pitṛs—arranged in concentric order around a central, unifying radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Indra
• Īśāna
• Ādityas
• Maruts
• Viśvedevas
• Ṛṣis
• Sādhyas
• Vasus
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine reality is not limited to one form; it is present as the entire hierarchy of gods, sages, and ancestral powers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tirtha is cited; the verse expands the cosmic frame supporting Revā Khaṇḍa’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a theological enumeration (devatā-sāmānādhikaraṇya) pointing to oneness.