Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71
Devanagari script
बृहस्पतिरुवाच । काश्यपो हि मुनिः पूर्वमयजत्क्रतुना हरे
Transliteration
bṛhaspatiruvāca | kāśyapo hi muniḥ pūrvamayajatkratunā hare
Translation
Bṛhaspati dit : «Autrefois, le sage Kaśyapa accomplit un sacrifice (yajña), ô Hari (Indra).»
Word by Word
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: वच्
काश्यपःKaśyapa
काश्यपः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकाश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
हिindeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)
मुनिःsage
मुनिः:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
पूर्वम्formerly
पूर्वम्:
Kāla (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम्; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)
अयजत्performed a sacrifice
अयजत्:
Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: यज्
क्रतुनाby a rite/sacrifice
क्रतुना:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन
हरेO Hari (Indra/Vishnu)
हरे:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
Speaker
Bṛhaspati
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Indra (Hari/Śakra)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Bṛhaspati begins the ancient account: Kaśyapa, the great sage, performs a grand sacrifice; the scene shifts from Indra’s anxiety to a remembered ritual arena.
Characters & Entities
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BṛhaspatiK
KaśyapaI
Indra (Hari as address)FAQs
Yajña is portrayed as a cosmic act with far-reaching effects; sacred rites shape the order of worlds.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it begins a backstory within the Setu Māhātmya narrative.
The verse mentions performance of a yajña (sacrifice) but gives no procedural details.