Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

विश्वेदेवास्तु विश्वायाः साध्या साध्यानजीजनत् । मरुत्वत्यां मरुत्वंतो वसोस्तु वसवस्तथा

Transliteration

viśvedevāstu viśvāyāḥ sādhyā sādhyānajījanat | marutvatyāṃ marutvaṃto vasostu vasavastathā

Translation

ವಿಶ್ವೆಯಿಂದ ವಿಶ್ವದೇವರು ಜನಿಸಿದರು; ಮತ್ತು (ಅದೇ) ವಿಶ್ವೆಯಿಂದ ಸಾಧ್ಯರು ಸಾಧ್ಯರನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪನ್ನಗೊಳಿಸಿದರು. ಮರುತ್ವತೀ ಯಿಂದ ಮರುತರು, ವಸುವಿನಿಂದ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ವಸುಗಳು ಪ್ರಕಟವಾದರು.

Word by Word

• विश्वेदेवाः: the Viśvedevas (all-gods)
• विश्वेदेवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वे (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (विश्वे देवाः)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वय/विरोधबोधक-अव्यय (particle)

• विश्वायाः: of Viśvā
• विश्वायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• साध्याः: the Sādhyas
• साध्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; देवगण-नाम

• साध्यान्: the Sādhyas (as offspring)
• साध्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• अजीजनत्: begot/produced
• अजीजनत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; उपसर्ग: आ- (आजीजनत्)

• मरुत्वत्याम्: in/through Marutvatī
• मरुत्वत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative: 'in/from')

• मरुत्वन्तः: the Maruts
• मरुत्वन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; देवगण-नाम

• वसोः: of Vasu
• वसोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नामरूपेण, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वय/विरोधबोधक-अव्यय (particle)

• वसवः: the Vasus
• वसवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; देवगण-नाम

• तथा: likewise/so
• तथा: Sambandha/Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narrational style in Māhātmya sections)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four divine collectives manifest in ordered ranks: Viśvedevas, Sādhyas, Maruts, and Vasus—each with distinct iconographic cues—emerging from their respective mothers in a cosmic tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvā
• Viśvedevas
• Sādhyas
• Marutvatī
• Maruts
• Vasu
• Vasus

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It presents cosmic order (ṛta) through divine genealogies, teaching that creation unfolds through lawful, sacred lineages upheld by Dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya), the sacred region traditionally identified with Prabhāsa/Veraval–Somnāth area in Gujarat.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is primarily a genealogical listing of deva-groups.