Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

भूयोपि ब्रह्मणा सृष्टाः सदसन्मिश्रयोनयः । देवतिर्यङ्मनुष्याद्यास्ततः संपूरितं जगत्

Transliteration

bhūyopi brahmaṇā sṛṣṭāḥ sadasanmiśrayonayaḥ | devatiryaṅmanuṣyādyāstataḥ saṃpūritaṃ jagat

Translation

ପୁନର୍ବାର ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ସତ୍-ଅସତ୍ ମିଶ୍ର ଯୋନିମାନଙ୍କୁ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କଲେ; ଦେବ, ତିର୍ୟକ୍ (ପଶୁ-ପକ୍ଷୀ), ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଆଦି ଦ୍ୱାରା ଜଗତ୍ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• भूयः: again/further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सृष्टाः: created
• सृष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु) → सृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सत्: existent/real
• सत्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• असत्: non-existent/unreal
• असत्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• मिश्र: mixed
• मिश्र: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; विशेषणार्थ (mixed)

• योनयः: wombs/births/species
• योनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• देव: gods
• देव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक (deva)

• तिर्यक्: animals
• तिर्यक्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिर्यक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; तिर्यग्जाति-वाचक (animals)

• मनुष्य: humans
• मनुष्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक

• आद्याः: and others (beginning with)
• आद्याः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ (etc.)-अर्थे बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोगः; समासान्त-प्रयोग (…and others)

• ततः: thereafter/thus
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thence/thereafter)

• संपूरितम्: was filled/completed
• संपूरितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूर् (धातु) → संपूरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced from Brahmottarakhaṇḍa context; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā seated on lotus, emanating streams of beings—devas luminous, humans varied, animals in motion—filling the cosmic expanse; a subtle overlay of sat/asat dual tones blending.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It frames worldly diversity as part of Brahmā’s ordered creation, setting the stage for karma and dharma to operate across many births.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is cosmological rather than geographical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse explains creation and the variety of embodied beings.