Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

विधाय विधिवत्सर्वानध्वरान्बहुदक्षिणान् । मुमुचे सहसा ब्रह्मा शंभुशापाद्द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

vidhāya vidhivatsarvānadhvarānbahudakṣiṇān | mumuce sahasā brahmā śaṃbhuśāpāddvijottamāḥ

Translation

ครั้นประกอบอัธวรยัญญะทั้งปวงโดยถูกต้องตามพิธี มีทักษิณาอันมากแล้ว โอ้ท่านทวิชผู้ประเสริฐ พระพรหมาก็พ้นจากคำสาปของศัมภูโดยฉับพลัน

Word by Word

• विधाय: having performed/arranged
• विधाय: Kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि+धा (धातु) → विधाय (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• विधिवत्: according to proper rite
• विधिवत्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: according to rule)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘अध्वरान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अध्वरान्: sacrifices
• अध्वरान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• बहुदक्षिणान्: with many sacrificial gifts
• बहुदक्षिणान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘अध्वरान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्—बह्वीः दक्षिणाः यस्य (having many fees)

• मुमुचे: was released/freed
• मुमुचे: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: suddenly/at once)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शंभुशापात्: from Śambhu’s curse
• शंभुशापात्: Apādāna (Source/From)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादानवाचक

• द्विजोत्तमाः: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रयुक्तम् (vocative sense)

Speaker

Unnamed narrator (contextually Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana (context) / Brahmakuṇḍa (linked narrative)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijottamāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After lavishly gifting dakṣiṇā and completing the adhvaras, Brahmā’s burden visibly lifts—his posture relaxes, devas rejoice, and the atmosphere clears as the curse dissolves.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disciplined ritual action joined with generosity (dakṣiṇā) is portrayed as a means of purification and release from affliction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate scene continues the Gandhamādana context; the larger section leads toward Brahmakuṇḍa’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing adhvaras according to injunction (vidhivat) and offering abundant dakṣiṇā.