Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
Devanagari script
अंतर्दधे पराख्यं यद्ब्रह्मसर्वंगमव्ययम्
Transliteration
aṃtardadhe parākhyaṃ yadbrahmasarvaṃgamavyayam
Translation
అప్పుడు ‘పర’ అని పిలువబడే, సర్వవ్యాపి, అవ్యయ బ్రహ్మ అంతర్ధానమై అప్రకటమయ్యెను.
Word by Word
अन्तर्दधेwithdrew/disappeared
अन्तर्दधे:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) with अन्तर्- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः 'disappeared/withdrew (hid within)'
पराख्यम्called 'Parā' / the transcendent-named
पराख्यम्:
Karma (Object complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootपराख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण
यत्which
यत्:
Sambandha (Relative pronoun)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)
ब्रह्मBrahman
ब्रह्म:
Samasa-member (Qualifier)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समासे पूर्वपद)
सर्वंगम्all-pervading
सर्वंगम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक; from √गम्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('all-going', all-pervading)
अव्ययम्imperishable
अव्ययम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
Speaker
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A luminous presence gradually withdrawing into a subtle point of light, leaving a vast tranquil space; faint outline of a liṅga or sacred city silhouette dissolves into radiance.
Characters & Entities
B
Brahman (Parā)FAQs
The Supreme can be spoken of as manifest or concealed; transcendence remains imperishable even when unmanifest.
The verse is situated in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative world of Kāśī, where such supreme doctrine is taught.
None; the verse describes a metaphysical withdrawal/concealment.