Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
अथ ब्रह्मा चिरं ध्यात्वा ब्राह्म्यै र्मंत्रैश्च तेजसा । समुत्पन्नं ततः प्राह ब्राह्मणस्त्वं मया कृतः
atha brahmā ciraṃ dhyātvā brāhmyai rmaṃtraiśca tejasā | samutpannaṃ tataḥ prāha brāhmaṇastvaṃ mayā kṛtaḥ
Alors Brahmā, après avoir longtemps médité, et par l’éclat des mantras de Brahmā, fit advenir la manifestation ; puis il déclara : «Par moi, tu as été fait brāhmaṇa.»
Narrator (describing Brahmā’s action and proclamation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā in prolonged meditation, surrounded by a quiet radiance; from his mantra-tejas emerges a visible aura/mark of brāhmaṇa-hood around Viśvāmitra; Brahmā then speaks the decisive sentence.
FAQs
Divine authority and spiritual practice (dhyāna and mantra) can confer sacred identity aligned with dharma and realization.
The immediate verse focuses on Brahmā’s proclamation; the broader chapter later anchors the narrative in the Anarta–Śaṅkhatīrtha sacred geography.
Meditation and Brahmā-mantra potency, implying disciplined contemplation and sacred recitation.