Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तथैव ब्रह्मणा सिद्ध्यै सप्ततीर्थान्यवीवदत् । त्रिषु च ब्रह्मणः पूजा ब्रह्मेशाश्चतुरोऽपरे । अष्टाविंशन्मया ख्याता यथासङ्ख्यं यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

tathaiva brahmaṇā siddhyai saptatīrthānyavīvadat | triṣu ca brahmaṇaḥ pūjā brahmeśāścaturo'pare | aṣṭāviṃśanmayā khyātā yathāsaṅkhyaṃ yathākramam

Translation

De même, pour l’obtention du siddhi de Brahmā, il exposa sept tīrthas. En trois lieux s’accomplit le culte de Brahmā; et quatre autres sont des tīrthas de Brahmeśa. Ainsi, j’en ai décrit vingt-huit—selon leur nombre et dans l’ordre convenable.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चयार्थक/particle of emphasis)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā / by Brahman
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; instrumental

• सिद्ध्यै: for accomplishment/success
• सिद्ध्यै: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; dative

• सप्ततीर्थानि: seven sacred fords (tīrthas)
• सप्ततीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; dvigu-samāsa; nominative plural

• अवीवदत्: declared/spoke
• अवीवदत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative? (intensive/अवीवदत् = he caused to be spoken/declared)

• त्रिषु: in/among three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; locative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā/Brahman
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; genitive singular

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative singular

• ब्रह्मेशाः: lords connected with Brahmā (Brahmeśas)
• ब्रह्मेशाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; tatpuruṣa (ब्रह्मण ईशाः)

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; nominative plural

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; nominative plural

• अष्टाविंशत्: twenty-eight
• अष्टाविंशत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭāviṃśati (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संख्याशब्द), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; used as numeral ‘twenty-eight’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; instrumental ‘by me’

• ख्याताः: are proclaimed/declared
• ख्याताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √khyā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा; passive sense ‘are declared’

• यथा: according to
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/रीतिवाचक; ‘as/according to’)

• सङ्ख्यम्: in due count/number
• सङ्ख्यम्: Sambandha (Adverbial accusative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅkhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिकस्य नपुंसक-रूपेण (saṅkhyam), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; adverbial accusative ‘in number/order’

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (रीतिवाचक)

• क्रमम्: in proper sequence
• क्रमम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular (adverbial)

Speaker

Sūta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Brahmeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas are structured paths of practice: some emphasize worship (pūjā), others confer siddhi, showing pilgrimage as a disciplined dharmic itinerary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the verse identifies Brāhma categories—seven Brahmā-related tīrthas, including three Brahmā-pūjā points and four Brahmeśa points.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brahmā-pūjā (worship of Brahmā) is specified at three tīrthas.