Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 165

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा धर्मो यमश्चाग्निरिंद्रो वरुण एव च

Transliteration

brahmā dharmo yamaścāgniriṃdro varuṇa eva ca

Translation

Brahmā, Dharma, Yama, Agni, Indra, et Varuṇa aussi—tels sont les noms énoncés ici.

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• dharmaḥ: Dharma
• dharmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• yamaḥ: Yama
• yamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• agniḥ: Agni (fire-god)
• agniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• varuṇaḥ: Varuṇa
• varuṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varuṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

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

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mandala-like assembly: Brahmā at the top, Dharma with a staff/scroll, Yama with noose, Agni as flame-bodied, Indra with vajra, Varuṇa with pāśa and water-pot; they stand as witnesses around a central sacred grove emblem.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Dharma
• Yama
• Agni
• Indra
• Varuṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It invokes major cosmic authorities—creation, law, death, fire, sovereignty, and waters—supporting the sacredness of the described tīrtha context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse itself lists deities without naming the site; it belongs to a larger passage praising a sacred confluence/region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it functions as an enumerative identification within the māhātmya narrative.