Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तस्योपरि बहिःशाला गृहशाला ह्यनेकशः । ब्रह्मशालाश्च बहुशो निर्ममे शोभनाकृतीः

Transliteration

tasyopari bahiḥśālā gṛhaśālā hyanekaśaḥ | brahmaśālāśca bahuśo nirmame śobhanākṛtīḥ

Translation

അതിന്റെ മുകളിൽ അദ്ദേഹം അനവധി ബഹിശാലകളും നിരവധി ഗൃഹശാലകളും പണിതു; പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും മനോഹരാകൃതിയുള്ള ബ്രഹ്മശാലകളും നിർമ്മിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of it/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• उपरि: upon; above
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), उपसर्गसदृश/अधिष्ठानार्थ (prepositional adverb)

• बहिःशालाः: outer halls/sheds
• बहिःशालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहिः + शाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• गृहशालाः: house-halls; residential halls
• गृहशालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह + शाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• अनेकशः: many times; in many (instances)
• अनेकशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः (अव्यय; अनेक + शस्)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), शस्-प्रत्ययान्त (adverbial), प्रकार/बहुत्व (in many ways/many times)

• ब्रह्मशालाः: Brahmā-halls / sacred halls
• ब्रह्मशालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + शाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

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

• बहुशः: often; many times
• बहुशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः (अव्यय; बहु + शस्)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), शस्-प्रत्ययान्त (adverbial), पुनरावृत्ति/बहुत्व (often/many times)

• निर्ममे: constructed; built
• निर्ममे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-√मा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); आत्मनेपद

• शोभनाकृतीः: of beautiful forms
• शोभनाकृतीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya Mahāsthāna

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A flourishing sacred campus rises: multiple halls—outer courtyards, residential quarters, and repeated Brahma-halls—symmetrical, ornate, and inviting for pilgrims and ritual assemblies.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (by implication in 'brahmaśālā')

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting dharma includes building spaces for worship, learning, and the welfare of religious communities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya; the verse magnifies the sanctity of establishing an extensive sacred complex there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Construction of halls connected to sacred service—especially brahmaśālās associated with Vedic learning and ritual activity.