Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा ब्रह्माण्डमाहात्म्यमधिकृत्याब्रवीत्पुनः । तच्च द्वादशसाहस्रं ब्रह्माण्डं द्विशताधिकम्

Transliteration

brahmā brahmāṇḍamāhātmyamadhikṛtyābravītpunaḥ | tacca dvādaśasāhasraṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ dviśatādhikam

Translation

De nouveau, Brahmā parla de la grandeur du Brahmāṇḍa ; et ce « Brahmāṇḍa » compte douze mille vers, avec deux cents de plus encore.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्रह्माण्ड-माहात्म्यम्: the glory of the Brahmāṇḍa (cosmic egg)
• ब्रह्माण्ड-माहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अधिकृत्य: having taken up (as topic)
• अधिकृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि√कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having undertaken/with reference to’

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तत्: that (text/that one)
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• द्वादश-साहस्रम्: twelve-thousand (in extent/number)
• द्वादश-साहस्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या) + साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• ब्रह्माण्डम्: the Brahmāṇḍa (Purāṇa/text)
• ब्रह्माण्डम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्विशत-अधिकम्: exceeding by two hundred (i.e., 12,200)
• द्विशत-अधिकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशत (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, four-faced, seated on a lotus, speaks to sages about the greatness of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa); palm-leaf manuscripts and counting beads suggest textual measure.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas are presented as carefully transmitted bodies of dharma-knowledge, with recognized speakers and traditional measures.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the Māhātmya context frames these teachings, though the verse itself is about Purāṇic cataloging.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it states authorship/topic and the traditional extent of the Brahmāṇḍa (Purāṇa).