Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्पितामहो जज्ञे प्रभुरेकः प्रजापतिः । स्थाणुः सुरगुरुर्भानुः प्रचेताः परमेष्ठिनः

Transliteration

yasminpitāmaho jajñe prabhurekaḥ prajāpatiḥ | sthāṇuḥ suragururbhānuḥ pracetāḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ

Translation

اسی (کائناتی نظام) میں پِتامہہ کی پیدائش ہوئی—وہی ایک مقتدر رب، پرجاپتی؛ جو ستھانو، سُرگُرو، بھانو، پرچیتا اور پرمیشٹھن کے ناموں سے معروف ہے۔

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-सम्बन्धे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (in which)

• पितामहः: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born / arose
• जज्ञे: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकः: one / single
• एकः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रभुः/प्रजापतिः)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थाणुः: Sthāṇu (a deity-name)
• स्थाणुः: Karta (Apposition/list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थाणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुरगुरुः: teacher of the gods (Bṛhaspati)
• सुरगुरुः: Karta (Apposition/list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणां गुरुः)

• भानुः: the Sun
• भानुः: Karta (Apposition/list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रचेताः: Pracetas (a deity-name)
• प्रचेताः: Karta (Apposition/list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रचेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (प्रचेताः = प्रचेतस्-शब्दस्य प्रथमा एकवचन रूपम्)

• परमेष्ठिनः: Parameṣṭhins (supreme beings / a title)
• परमेष्ठिनः: Karta (Apposition/list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (plural list-ending)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; listing epithets of Brahmā/Prajāpati)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā enthroned on a lotus within the cosmic expanse, surrounded by symbolic emblems of his epithets: a steady pillar (sthāṇu), a teacher’s staff (suraguru), a radiant sun-disc (bhānu), a ledger/scroll of oversight (pracetāḥ), and a supreme canopy/throne (parameṣṭhin).

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Prajāpati
• Sthāṇu
• Suraguru
• Bhānu
• Pracetas
• Parameṣṭhin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The cosmic creator is remembered through many sacred epithets, each highlighting a divine function—steadfastness, radiance, governance, and spiritual instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced; the verse is theological, naming Brahmā’s titles.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive identification of Brahmā’s divine names.