Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

विष्णवे सत्त्वरूपाय रजोरूपाय वेधसे । तमोरूपाय रुद्राय स्थितिसर्गांतकारिणे

Transliteration

viṣṇave sattvarūpāya rajorūpāya vedhase | tamorūpāya rudrāya sthitisargāṃtakāriṇe

Translation

سَتّو کے روپ میں وِشنو کو نمسکار؛ رَجو کے روپ میں خالق ویدھس (برہما) کو نمسکار؛ اور تَمو کے روپ میں رُدر کو نمسکار—جو پالنا، پیدا کرنا اور فنا کرنا انجام دیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• viṣṇave: to Viṣṇu
• viṣṇave: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (विष्णु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• sattvarūpāya: to the form of sattva
• sattvarūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sattva (सत्त्व प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (रूप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्त्वस्य रूपम्)

• rajorūpāya: to the form of rajas
• rajorūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajas (रजस् प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (रूप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रजसः रूपम्)

• vedhase: to the Creator (Vedhas)
• vedhase: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedhas (वेधस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• tamorūpāya: to the form of tamas
• tamorūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tamas (तमस् प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (रूप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तमसः रूपम्)

• rudrāya: to Rudra
• rudrāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (रुद्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• sthiti: maintenance
• sthiti: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthiti (स्थिति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• sarga: creation
• sarga: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (सर्ग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• anta: end, dissolution
• anta: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (अन्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• kāriṇe: to the doer, maker
• kāriṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु) + kārin (कारिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (णिनि-प्रत्यय, agent noun)

Speaker

Unspecified (Devotional eulogy within Dharmāraṇya narrative; likely a sage or narrator-voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Trimūrti-darśana (conceptual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A triadic cosmic tableau: Viṣṇu in serene sattvic hue, Brahmā in dynamic creative posture, Rudra in austere dissolving aspect; behind them a single luminous source indicating unity.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā (Vedhas)
• Rudra
• Triguṇa
• Creation-Preservation-Dissolution

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The one Supreme is understood through cosmic functions and guṇas, manifesting as the well-known divine powers of creation, maintenance, and dissolution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse strengthens the Mahātmya atmosphere of Dharmāraṇya by presenting the deity as Lord of cosmic cycles.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a doctrinal stuti suitable for recitation in worship.