Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स एवादौ रजोरूपं सृष्ट्वा ब्रह्माणमात्मना । सृष्टिकर्मनियुक्ताय तस्मै वेदांश्च दत्तवान्

Transliteration

sa evādau rajorūpaṃ sṛṣṭvā brahmāṇamātmanā | sṛṣṭikarmaniyuktāya tasmai vedāṃśca dattavān

Translation

اسی نے ابتدا میں اپنی ہی قدرت سے رَجَس کے روپ میں برہما کو پیدا کیا؛ اور جسے تخلیق کے کام پر مقرر کیا تھا، اسے وید بھی عطا کیے۔

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• आदौ: in the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन (locative: in the beginning)

• रजोरूपम्: a form of rajas
• रजोरूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् + रूप (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘रजसः रूपम्’ (form of rajas)

• सृष्ट्वा: having created
• सृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); ‘सृष्ट्वा’ = सृजित्वा (having created)

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• आत्मना: by himself
• आत्मना: Karana (Instrument/Agency/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन

• सृष्टिकर्मनियुक्ताय: to (him) appointed for the act of creation
• सृष्टिकर्मनियुक्ताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सृष्टि + कर्मन् + नियुक्त (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सृष्टेः कर्मणि नियुक्तः’ (appointed to the work of creation)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी; एकवचन

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दत्तवान्: gave
• दत्तवान्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृत (क्तवत्, perfective past); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (one who has given)

Speaker

Muni (continuing instruction to the king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the serene Śiva-light arises Brahmā, tinged with rajas (reddish-golden aura), receiving the Vedas as luminous scrolls/sounds; a cosmic lotus or subtle emergence motif may be used.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Brahmā
• Vedas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even creation and Vedic revelation are grounded in the supreme Lord; knowledge is given for dharmic order and cosmic function.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on cosmic origins and scriptural transmission.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed, though the verse affirms the authority of the Vedas for dharma.