Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

नाभ्या आसीदंतरिक्षं लोमानि च वनस्पतिः । चंद्रमा मनसो जातश्चक्षोः सूर्यस्तव प्रभो

Transliteration

nābhyā āsīdaṃtarikṣaṃ lomāni ca vanaspatiḥ | caṃdramā manaso jātaścakṣoḥ sūryastava prabho

Translation

હે પ્રભુ! તમારી નાભિમાંથી અંતરિક્ષ ઉત્પન્ન થયું, તમારા રોમમાંથી વનસ્પતિઓ. તમારા મનમાંથી ચંદ્ર જન્મ્યો અને તમારી આંખમાંથી સૂર્ય પ્રગટ થયો.

Word by Word

• nābhyāḥ: from the navel
• nābhyāḥ: Apadana (source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nābhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• āsīt: was; came to be
• āsīt: Kriya (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• antarikṣam: mid-space; atmosphere
• antarikṣam: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• lomāni: hairs
• lomāni: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• vanaspatiḥ: tree; lord of the forest (vegetation)
• vanaspatiḥ: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vanaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• candramāḥ: the moon
• candramāḥ: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candramas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• manasaḥ: from the mind
• manasaḥ: Apadana (source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• jātaḥ: born; arisen
• jātaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु) + kta (कृत्) → jāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘चन्द्रमा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• cakṣuṣaḥ: from the eye
• cakṣuṣaḥ: Apadana (source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• sūryaḥ: the sun
• sūryaḥ: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tava: of you; your
• tava: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Devotional eulogy within Dharmāraṇya narrative; likely a sage or narrator-voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic deity reclining/standing: from the navel a luminous band becomes the mid-space; from body hairs sprout forests and medicinal plants; the moon rises from the mind as a cool disc; the sun blazes from the eye as a radiant orb.

Characters & Entities

• Antarikṣa (Mid-space)
• Vanaspati (Vegetation)
• Candra (Moon)
• Sūrya (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The cosmos is portrayed as arising from the Divine body itself, encouraging awe, devotion, and a sacred perception of nature and celestial order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the hymn-style cosmology magnifies the sanctity of Dharmāraṇya by placing it within a universe seen as God’s manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it supports devotional recitation and contemplative worship aligned with Purāṇic dharma.