Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

उवाच विश्वकर्माणं तदा ब्रह्मा सुरान्वितः

Transliteration

uvāca viśvakarmāṇaṃ tadā brahmā surānvitaḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ദേവന്മാരോടുകൂടെ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് വിശ്വകർമ്മാവിനോട് പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विश्वकर्माणम्: Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विश्व + कर्मन्)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुर-अन्वितः: accompanied by the gods
• सुर-अन्वितः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from अन्वि/इ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘gods-accompanied’)

Speaker

Vyāsa (narration); Brahmā (acts as speaker in next verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, surrounded by devas, turns toward Viśvakarmā—divine architect—inviting him to solve a cosmic problem through craft.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viśvakarmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When disorder arises, the cosmos is restored through rightful authority and divinely guided skill.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces Brahmā’s appeal to Viśvakarmā.