Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मतेजस्तु चरणौ मध्यमैंद्रेण तेजसा । यमस्य तेजसा केशाः कुचौ चंद्रस्य तेजसा

Transliteration

brahmatejastu caraṇau madhyamaiṃdreṇa tejasā | yamasya tejasā keśāḥ kucau caṃdrasya tejasā

Translation

La splendeur de Brahmā devint ses pieds ; par la splendeur d’Indra se forma sa taille. Par la splendeur de Yama naquirent ses cheveux, et par la splendeur de la Lune, ses seins.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मतेजः: Brahmā's energy
• ब्रह्मतेजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Genitive): ब्रह्मणः तेजः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक

• चरणौ: the two feet
• चरणौ: Karma/Predicate complement (Result/कर्म-समाना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• मध्यम्: the middle (part)
• मध्यम्: Karma/Predicate complement (Result/कर्म-समाना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेष्य-निर्देश (as predicate: 'the middle')

• ऐन्द्रेण: by Indra's (power)
• ऐन्द्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तेजसा)

• तेजसा: by (the) energy
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• यमस्य: of Yama
• यमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तेजसा: by (the) energy
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• केशाः: the hairs
• केशाः: Karma/Predicate complement (Result/कर्म-समाना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कुचौ: the two breasts
• कुचौ: Karma/Predicate complement (Result/कर्म-समाना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• चन्द्रस्य: of the Moon
• चन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तेजसा: by (the) energy
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (Setubandha/Rāmeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The divine woman’s feet glow with Brahmā’s creative radiance; her waist shines with Indra’s regal power; her hair dark-lustrous with Yama’s stern tejas; her breasts cool-bright with Moonlight.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Indra
• Yama
• Candra (Moon)
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess embodies the integrated powers governing creation, rule, justice, and beauty—dharma is upheld through this wholeness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu Māhātmya provides the pilgrimage context; this verse is theological/iconographic rather than site-descriptive.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.