Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

अनेकरूपं प्रविभज्य देहं चकार देवेन्द्रगणान्समस्तान् । मुखाच्च वह्निर्मनसश्च चन्द्रश्चक्षोश्च सूर्यः सहसा बभूव

Transliteration

anekarūpaṃ pravibhajya dehaṃ cakāra devendragaṇānsamastān | mukhācca vahnirmanasaśca candraścakṣośca sūryaḥ sahasā babhūva

Translation

Dengan membahagi tubuh-Nya kepada banyak rupa, Ia menzahirkan seluruh golongan para dewa. Dari mulut-Nya lahir Agni (api suci); dari minda-Nya Candra (bulan); dan dari mata-Nya Sūrya (matahari) terbit serta-merta.

Word by Word

• aneka-rūpam: manifold in form
• aneka-rūpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—अनेकं रूपं यस्य/यत्

• pravibhajya: having divided
• pravibhajya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-vi-√bhaj (भज्) (कृदन्त; ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having divided/distributed’

• deham: body
• deham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• cakāra: made/created
• cakāra: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• devendra-gaṇān: hosts of Indras (chief gods)
• devendra-gaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devendra (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—देवेन्द्राणां गणाः

• samastān: all
• samastān: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• mukhāt: from the mouth
• mukhāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• vahniḥ: fire (Agni)
• vahniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• manasaḥ: from the mind
• manasaḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative) एकवचन (वैकल्पिकः षष्ठी-एकवचन रूपसाम्यं; अत्र ‘from the mind’ इति पञ्चमी)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• candraḥ: the moon
• candraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• cakṣoḥ: from the eye
• cakṣoḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative) एकवचन (रूपसाम्यं षष्ठी-एकवचन; अत्र ‘from the eye’ इति पञ्चमी)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• sūryaḥ: the sun
• sūryaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sahasā: suddenly, at once
• sahasā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb: suddenly/at once)

• babhūva: came into being
• babhūva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Revā-khaṇḍa frame; speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord divides into many forms, producing hosts of gods; from mouth Agni, from mind Candra, from eye Sūrya—an instantaneous triadic burst of light and fire.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Candra
• Sūrya
• Devas (Devendra-gaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All divine powers and cosmic lights are expressions of the One Lord—unity behind plurality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the verse supplies a cosmic frame often used to magnify the sanctity of Revā tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a doctrinal statement about divine emanation.