Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 125

Devanagari script

त्वं ब्रह्मवादी त्वं ब्रह्मा ब्राह्मणवत्सलः । ब्रह्मण्यो ब्रह्मदेवश्च ब्रह्मदो ब्रह्मसंग्रहः

Transliteration

tvaṃ brahmavādī tvaṃ brahmā brāhmaṇavatsalaḥ | brahmaṇyo brahmadevaśca brahmado brahmasaṃgrahaḥ

Translation

நீர் பிரம்மத்தைப் பிரகடனப்படுத்துபவர்; நீரே பிரம்மா; பிராமணர்களுக்கு அன்பு கொண்டவர். பிராமண்ய தர்மத்தைப் பேணுபவர்; பிரம்மத்தின் தெய்வத் தலைவன்; பிரம்மவித்தையின் தாதா; பிரம்மத்தின் நிதி-ஆலயம்.

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• brahmavādī: speaker of Brahman / expounder
• brahmavādī: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + vādin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; ब्रह्म-विषये वादी (one who speaks of Brahman)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; विशेषनाम (Brahmā)

• brāhmaṇavatsalaḥ: fond of Brahmins
• brāhmaṇavatsalaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brāhmaṇa + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ब्राह्मणेषु वत्सलः (affectionate to Brahmins)

• brahmaṇyaḥ: devoted to Brahman / pious
• brahmaṇyaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahmaṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ब्रह्मणि हितः/ब्रह्मपरायणः

• brahmadevaḥ: Brahma-deity
• brahmadevaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ब्रह्म-देवः (god of Brahman / Brahmā-like deity)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• brahmadaḥ: giver of Brahman (knowledge)
• brahmadaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ब्रह्म ददाति इति (giver of Brahman/knowledge)

• brahmasaṃgrahaḥ: compendium/essence of Brahman
• brahmasaṃgrahaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + saṃgraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः संग्रहः/सारः

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (continuing the stava/nāmāvalī)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hymn-like tableau where Kumāra is envisioned as the source of Vedic speech: a radiant youthful deity with subtle Brahmā-like creative aura; brāhmaṇas and students nearby, receiving blessings; sacred manuscripts and fire-altar imagery suggest brahma-vidyā.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Brahmā
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Skanda is praised as the guardian of sacred knowledge and dharma, especially the protection of the righteous and the Vedic path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse is theological, listing divine epithets of Skanda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not explicitly; it is part of a nāma-stotra intended for recitation (japa/pāṭha).