Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12
Devanagari script
बुद्बुदाकारतां जग्मुरंडं जातं ततः शुभम् । शकतोटिप्रमाणं च ब्रह्मांडमिदमुच्यते
Transliteration
budbudākāratāṃ jagmuraṃḍaṃ jātaṃ tataḥ śubham | śakatoṭipramāṇaṃ ca brahmāṃḍamidamucyate
Translation
وہ بُلبُلے کی سی صورت اختیار کر گئے؛ پھر مبارک ‘اَند’ (کائناتی انڈا) پیدا ہوا۔ اسی کو برہمانڈ کہا جاتا ہے—بے حد وسیع، گویا بے شمار گاڑیوں کے بوجھ کے برابر عظمت والا۔
Word by Word
budbuda-ākāratāmbubble-like form/shape
budbuda-ākāratām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbudbuda (प्रातिपदिक) + ākāratā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (budbudasya ākāratā)
jagmuḥthey went / became
jagmuḥ:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
aṇḍamthe egg (cosmic egg)
aṇḍam:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
jātamborn, arisen
jātam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootjan (धातु) → jāta (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; aṇḍam इति विशेषण
tataḥfrom that; thereafter
tataḥ:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अपादान/हेतुवाचक (from that/thereafter)
śubhamauspicious
śubham:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; aṇḍam इति विशेषण
śakatoṭi-pramāṇamof the measure of a cart/vehicle (as a unit)
śakatoṭi-pramāṇam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootśakaṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + oṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (माप-निर्देश)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
brahmāṇḍamthe Brahmā-egg; cosmic egg
brahmāṇḍam:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक) + aṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (brahmaṇaḥ aṇḍam)
idamthis
idam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
ucyateis called
ucyate:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)
Speaker
Nārada
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A shimmering bubble coalesces into a radiant golden cosmic egg floating on primordial waters; faint concentric layers suggest the brahmāṇḍa’s vast measure.
Characters & Entities
B
BrahmāṇḍaA
AṇḍaFAQs
The universe, though immense, is depicted as a formed container—encouraging humility and awe before the divine order behind creation.
None.
None.