Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

हृतैर्वेदैश्चतुर्भिश्च ब्रह्माप्येवं महेश्वरः । भृग्वाद्यैर्मानसैः पुत्रैः स्तौति शङ्करमव्ययम्

Transliteration

hṛtairvedaiścaturbhiśca brahmāpyevaṃ maheśvaraḥ | bhṛgvādyairmānasaiḥ putraiḥ stauti śaṅkaramavyayam

Translation

اگرچہ چاروں وید چھین لیے گئے تھے، پھر بھی برہما نے اسی طرح—بھِرگو وغیرہ اپنے مانس (ذہن سے پیدا) پُتروں کے ساتھ—اُس اَویَی شَنکر کی ستوتی کی۔

Word by Word

• hṛtaiḥ: by the stolen/taken
• hṛtaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √hṛ (धातु; हृ) → hṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘stolen/taken’

• vedaiḥ: by/with the Vedas
• vedaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• caturbhiḥ: by four
• caturbhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); ‘also/even’

• evam: thus/in this manner
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• maheśvaraḥ: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhṛgu-ādyaiḥ: by Bhṛgu and others
• bhṛgu-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu-ādi (प्रातिपदिक; भृगु + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• mānasaiḥ: mind-born/mental
• mānasaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• putraiḥ: by sons
• putraiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• stauti: praises
• stauti: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु; स्तु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śaṅkaram: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṅkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• avyayam: imperishable
• avyayam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vyaya (प्रातिपदिक; अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शङ्करस्य)

Speaker

Deductive (Revākhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra Śaṅkara-stuti context

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Interlocutor receiving Narmadā-māhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, anxious yet composed, stands with Bhṛgu and other mānasaputras; the four Vedas appear as absent/vanished scrolls; they offer hymns to the imperishable Śaṅkara, who radiates calm stability.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Four Vedas
• Bhṛgu
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when scriptural resources are lost, sincere praise and surrender to Śiva remain the highest refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is primarily devotional-theological; the Revā/Narmadā framework remains the broader setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (hymnic praise) is highlighted as a potent devotional act, though no formal procedure is specified.