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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

यजता देवदेवेन ब्रह्मणाऽमिततेजसा । यज्ञकामं चतुर्वक्त्रं ज्ञात्वा देवः शतक्रतुः

yajatā devadevena brahmaṇā'mitatejasā | yajñakāmaṃ caturvaktraṃ jñātvā devaḥ śatakratuḥ

Lorsque le Dieu des dieux, Brahmā à l’éclat sans mesure, accomplissait le yajña—sachant que le Quatre-Visages désirait mener le sacrifice à son terme—Indra, seigneur des cent rites (Śatakratu), le remarqua et répondit.

yajatāby the sacrificer; by one performing sacrifice
yajatā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootyaj (धातु) → yajant (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/करण), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भाव्य; ‘यजता’ = ‘यजमान/यजनशील’ (by the sacrificer)
devadevenaby the God of gods
devadevena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva-deva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन
brahmaṇāby Brahmā
brahmaṇā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन
amitatejasāof immeasurable splendor (by the one of immeasurable radiance)
amitatejasā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootamita-tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय (अमितं तेजः यस्य/अमिततेजस्), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः विशेषणम्
yajñakāmamdesirous of a sacrifice
yajñakāmam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootyajña-kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य कामः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘चतुर्वक्त्रम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
caturvaktramthe four-faced one (Brahmā)
caturvaktram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootcatur-vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्विगु/तत्पुरुष-समास (चत्वारि वक्त्राणि यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ब्रह्माणम् (चतुर्मुखम्)
jñātvāhaving known
jñātvā:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootjñā (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
devaḥthe god
devaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन
śatakratuḥŚatakratu (Indra)
śatakratuḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśata-kratu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शतं क्रतवो यस्य/शतक्रतुः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

Sūta (continuing narration)

Type: kshetra

Scene: Brahmā, four-faced and radiant, conducts a grand yajña; Indra observes and prepares to respond, with hints of a gathering of devas in the sacrificial arena.

B
Brahmā
I
Indra (Śatakratu)
Y
Yajña
C
Caturvaktra

FAQs

When a righteous rite is undertaken, divine forces align in support—cosmic order favors dharmic sacrifice.

This is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; the precise location is not named in this single verse.

It indicates Brahmā’s performance of yajña; no specific procedural rule is stated beyond the act and intent.