Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

तदाप्रभृति देवाश्च मुनयश्च द्विजोत्तमाः । ब्रह्मकुण्डं समासाद्य चक्रुर्यागान्विधानतः

Transliteration

tadāprabhṛti devāśca munayaśca dvijottamāḥ | brahmakuṇḍaṃ samāsādya cakruryāgānvidhānataḥ

Translation

นับแต่นั้นมา เหล่าเทวะและฤๅษี—ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่ทวิชะ—ได้มาถึงพรหมกุณฑ์ แล้วประกอบยัญพิธีตามบทบัญญัติอย่างถูกต้อง

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• प्रभृति: from that time onward
• प्रभृति: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (आद्यर्थे), अर्थः—आरभ्य (from, starting from)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय-बोधक conjunction)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

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

• द्विजोत्तमाः: excellent brāhmaṇas
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—द्विजानाम् उत्तमाः (best of the twice-born)

• ब्रह्मकुण्डम्: Brahma-kuṇḍa
• ब्रह्मकुण्डम्: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—ब्रह्मणः कुण्डम् (Brahma-kuṇḍa)

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), परस्मैपदी; अर्थः—सम्यक् आसाद्य/प्राप्य (having reached)

• चक्रुः: performed
• चक्रुः: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• यागान्: sacrificial rites
• यागान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed method
• विधानतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), अर्थः—विधानेन/विधिपूर्वकम् (according to procedure)

Speaker

Narrator (Setukhaṇḍa voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of devas and great sages arrives at a shining sacred pool; nearby, orderly yajña-vedis are arranged and rites proceed with precision.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmakuṇḍa
• Devas
• Munis
• Dvijas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is confirmed by sustained dharmic practice—regular worship performed correctly becomes a living tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahmakuṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of yāgas/yajñas at Brahmakuṇḍa according to proper vidhāna (ritual procedure).