Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

बुद्बुदाकारतां जग्मुरंडं जातं ततः शुभम् । शकतोटिप्रमाणं च ब्रह्मांडमिदमुच्यते

Transliteration

budbudākāratāṃ jagmuraṃḍaṃ jātaṃ tataḥ śubham | śakatoṭipramāṇaṃ ca brahmāṃḍamidamucyate

Translation

वे बुलबुले के आकार को प्राप्त हुए; तब शुभ अण्ड (अण्ड) उत्पन्न हुआ। यह ही ब्रह्माण्ड कहलाता है—असीम, मानो असंख्य शकट-भार के समान विशाल।

Word by Word

• budbuda-ākāratām: bubble-like form/shape
• budbuda-ākāratām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budbuda (प्रातिपदिक) + ākāratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (budbudasya ākāratā)

• jagmuḥ: they went / became
• jagmuḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• aṇḍam: the egg (cosmic egg)
• aṇḍam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• jātam: born, arisen
• jātam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु) → jāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; aṇḍam इति विशेषण

• tataḥ: from that; thereafter
• tataḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/हेतुवाचक (from that/thereafter)

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; aṇḍam इति विशेषण

• śakatoṭi-pramāṇam: of the measure of a cart/vehicle (as a unit)
• śakatoṭi-pramāṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakaṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + oṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (माप-निर्देश)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• brahmāṇḍam: the Brahmā-egg; cosmic egg
• brahmāṇḍam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + aṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (brahmaṇaḥ aṇḍam)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• ucyate: is called
• ucyate: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shimmering bubble coalesces into a radiant golden cosmic egg floating on primordial waters; faint concentric layers suggest the brahmāṇḍa’s vast measure.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmāṇḍa
• Aṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The universe, though immense, is depicted as a formed container—encouraging humility and awe before the divine order behind creation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.