Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

चतुर्विशतितत्त्वानि जातानीति पुरा विदुः । सदाशिवेन वै पुंसा तानि दृष्टानि भारत

Transliteration

caturviśatitattvāni jātānīti purā viduḥ | sadāśivena vai puṃsā tāni dṛṣṭāni bhārata

Translation

قدیم تعلیم کے مطابق یہ جانا گیا کہ چوبیس تَتّو (اصول) پیدا ہوئے۔ اے بھارت! ان تَتّوؤں کو سداشیو نامی پُرش نے خود مشاہدہ فرمایا۔

Word by Word

• caturviśati-tattvāni: the twenty-four principles (tattvas)
• caturviśati-tattvāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturviśati (प्रातिपदिक) + tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्विगुसमास (संख्यापूर्वक-समाहार)

• jātāni: (have) arisen / were born
• jātāni: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) → jāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग—‘having arisen/being born’

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग (quotative particle)

• purā: formerly, in ancient times
• purā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• viduḥ: they knew / they have known
• viduḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• sadāśivena: by Sadāśiva
• sadāśivena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadāśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• puṃsā: by the person (male being)
• puṃsā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṃs (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• tāni: those (tattvas)
• tāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• dṛṣṭāni: were seen
• dṛṣṭāni: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग—‘were seen’

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• bhārata: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sadāśiva as the luminous seer of principles: a serene, five-faced or radiant form, with subtle emanations representing tattvas as concentric categories or lotus-petals of creation.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Caturviṃśati-tattvas
• Bhārata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even philosophical categories are placed under divine sovereignty: Sadāśiva is presented as the supreme witness and knower of the cosmos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.