Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

अत्यन्तकोपज्वलितान्मुखाद्विष्णोरथ द्विजाः । निश्चक्राम महत्तेजः शंभोः स्रष्टुस्तथैव च

Transliteration

atyantakopajvalitānmukhādviṣṇoratha dvijāḥ | niścakrāma mahattejaḥ śaṃbhoḥ sraṣṭustathaiva ca

Translation

Ô brāhmanes, du visage de Viṣṇu, embrasé d’une colère extrême, jaillit une immense splendeur; de même de Śambhu et du Créateur, Brahmā.

Word by Word

• अत्यन्तकोपज्वलितात्: from (a mouth) blazing with extreme anger
• अत्यन्तकोपज्वलितात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्यन्त (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वलित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अत्यन्तः कोपः येन ज्वलितम्), भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुँल्लिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे मुखात्—नपुंसक), पञ्चमी, एकवचन; Tatpurusha, Past participle, Ablative Singular

• मुखात्: from the mouth
• मुखात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; Neuter, Ablative Singular

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive Singular

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थे/आरम्भे); Indeclinable particle 'then/now'

• द्विजाः: O brāhmaṇas (twice-born)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative Plural

• निश्चक्राम: came forth, emerged
• निश्चक्राम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस्-√क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative Singular (qualifying तेजः)

• तेजः: splendor, energy
• तेजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative Singular

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive Singular

• स्रष्टुः: of the Creator (Brahmā)
• स्रष्टुः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive Singular

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तुल्यार्थे); Indeclinable adverb 'likewise'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Kriya-vishesana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण); Emphatic particle

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय); Conjunction 'and'

Speaker

Narrator addressing sages/brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Rāmeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas explicitly addressed (dvijāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the blazing faces of Viṣṇu, Śambhu, and Brahmā bursts forth a colossal radiance, filling the space like a living flame-cloud before coalescing.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Brahmā (the Creator)
• Brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, the highest divine powers converge—spiritual strength (tejas) manifests as a unified force for protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of Setu Māhātmya’s narrative arc; it supports the sacred setting but does not name a specific tirtha action.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.