Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

विधेर्विधित्सतः पूर्वं त्रिलोकीरचनां मुदा । आविरासुः सुताः सप्त मानसाः स्वस्यसंनिभाः

Transliteration

vidhervidhitsataḥ pūrvaṃ trilokīracanāṃ mudā | āvirāsuḥ sutāḥ sapta mānasāḥ svasyasaṃnibhāḥ

Translation

Sebelum Sang Vidhātṛ (Brahmā) mulai mencipta tiga dunia dengan sukacita, terlebih dahulu tampak tujuh putra lahir dari pikiran, serupa dengan dirinya sendiri.

Word by Word

• विधेः: of Brahmā (the Ordainer)
• विधेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• विधित्सतः: of (him) wishing to create/ordain
• विधित्सतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: सन्-प्रत्ययान्त इच्छार्थक धातु (desiderative stem 'विधित्स'), शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; 'of (him) desiring to create/arrange'

• पूर्वम्: before
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: before)

• त्रिलोकी-रचनाम्: the creation of the three worlds
• त्रिलोकी-रचनाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + रचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('construction of the three worlds'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; भावे (in the sense of manner)

• आविरासुः: appeared
• आविरासुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-वि-भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-शब्द; विशेषण (numeral adjective)

• मानसाः: mind-born
• मानसाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण ('mind-born')

• स्वस्य-संनिभाः: resembling himself
• स्वस्य-संनिभाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्य (स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + षष्ठी) + संनिभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('like himself/own'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Śiva’s Gaṇas (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śivaśarmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā (Vidhātṛ) poised to create the three worlds; from his mind emerge seven luminous sages, each resembling him, appearing in a serene cosmic space.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Vidhā/Vidhi)
• Saptarṣi (seven mind-born sons)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic sacred geography is anchored in cosmic beginnings—creation unfolds through divine intention and sage-born order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides the cosmological background that will support the Kāśī māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is cosmological narration.