Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

यस्याः सर्वं महीव्योमजलाग्निपवनात्मकम् । ब्रह्मांडमंगसंभूतं सदेवासुरमानुषम्

Transliteration

yasyāḥ sarvaṃ mahīvyomajalāgnipavanātmakam | brahmāṃḍamaṃgasaṃbhūtaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam

Translation

De son propre corps naît l’univers tout entier—fait de terre, de ciel, d’eau, de feu et de vent—ce brahmāṇḍa, avec les dieux, les asuras et les humains.

Word by Word

• यस्याः: of whom, whose
• यस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all (this)
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (subject)

• महीव्योमजलाग्निपवनात्मकम्: consisting of earth, sky, water, fire, and wind
• महीव्योमजलाग्निपवनात्मकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + व्योम (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + पवन (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (मही+व्योम+जल+अग्नि+पवन) ततः तत्पुरुष (…आत्मक = consisting of)

• ब्रह्माण्डम्: the cosmos (Brahmāṇḍa)
• ब्रह्माण्डम्: Apposition/Viśeṣya (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः अण्डम्)

• अङ्गसम्भूतम्: born from (her) body
• अङ्गसम्भूतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्-भू)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अङ्गात् सम्भूतम् = arisen from (her) limb/body)

• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: together with gods, demons, and humans
• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (देव+असुर+मानुष) उपपद-पूर्वक 'स-' = 'with'

Speaker

Viṣakanyā (the poison-maiden), continuing her hymn to Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary tableau: the Devī’s luminous form contains within it the five elements and the egg of the cosmos, with devas, asuras, and humans emerging as miniature figures.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Brahmāṇḍa
• Devas
• Asuras
• Humans
• Five elements (pañcamahābhūta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī is praised as the cosmic source: all beings and elements arise from her, supporting a Śākta-Śaiva vision of sacred reality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter (Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 62); the tīrtha’s greatness is expressed through cosmological praise of Devī rather than a named location here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription is stated; it is doctrinal praise within the hymn.