Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

स्तुतिं कुर्वंति ते सर्वे काम धेनोः पुरः स्थिताः । कृतकृत्यास्तदा देवा ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः

Transliteration

stutiṃ kurvaṃti te sarve kāma dhenoḥ puraḥ sthitāḥ | kṛtakṛtyāstadā devā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ

Translation

Debout devant Kāma-dhenū, tous élevèrent des hymnes de louange. Alors les dieux — Brahmā, Viṣṇu et Maheśvara — sentirent leur dessein accompli.

Word by Word

• स्तुतिम्: praise
• स्तुतिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• कुर्वन्ति: they do/offer
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Present 3rd pl., परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• काम: Kāma (as in Kāma-dhenu)
• काम: Sambandha (Name-part/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (used as first member of name)

• धेनोः: of the cow (Dhenu)
• धेनोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (in front of)

• स्थिताः: standing
• स्थिताः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having stood/being situated’

• कृतकृत्याः: having accomplished their purpose
• कृतकृत्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (कृतं कृत्यं येषाम्/कृतकृत्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara
• ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

Speaker

Narrator (within the Dharmāraṇya passage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Trimūrti and the devas stand before Kāma-dhenū, hands folded, singing hymns; Kāma-dhenū radiates abundance, with subtle symbols of yajña (fire, ladles) around.

Characters & Entities

• Kāma-dhenū
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and praise offered to a divine source of sustenance aligns beings with grace and fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene unfolds in the Dharmāraṇya narrative setting; the focus is on Kāma-dhenū’s sanctity rather than a named pilgrimage city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (hymnic praise) is performed—an act of devotion that sanctifies and completes the divine undertaking.