Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

एवमाह हरिं ब्रह्मा ब्रह्माणं च हरिस्तथा । एवं विवादः सुमहान्प्रावर्त्तत पुरा तयोः

Transliteration

evamāha hariṃ brahmā brahmāṇaṃ ca haristathā | evaṃ vivādaḥ sumahānprāvarttata purā tayoḥ

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ພຣະພຣະຫມາໄດ້ກ່າວແກ່ ພຣະຫຣິ (ພຣະວິສນຸ) ແລະ ພຣະຫຣິກໍໄດ້ກ່າວຕອບພຣະພຣະຫມາເຊັ່ນກັນ. ດັ່ງນີ້ໃນການກ່ອນ ການຂັດແຍ້ງອັນໃຫຍ່ຫຼວງໄດ້ເກີດຂຶ້ນລະຫວ່າງທັງສອງ.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/adverb)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/adverb)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/adverb)

• विवादः: dispute
• विवादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• सुमहान्: very great
• सुमहान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + mahant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (adjective) विवादस्य

• प्रावर्त्तत: arose/began
• प्रावर्त्तत: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपदम्

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kālādhi karaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time)

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive/6th), द्विवचन (dual)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā and Viṣṇu face each other in a divine assembly, words sharp and gestures assertive, while the cosmos holds its breath before the impending epiphany.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ego and rivalry—even among the highest gods—lead to conflict, setting the stage for divine instruction in humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region (Setukhaṇḍa) is the broader sacred geography; this verse begins the narrative that supports Setu’s Śaiva sanctity through the Jyotirliṅga theme.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative setup.