Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 125

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ता सर्वधर्मज्ञा विज्ञाने ब्रह्मणा समा । द्वासप्ततिविभेदैः सा नव खंडान्यचीकरत्

Transliteration

ityuktā sarvadharmajñā vijñāne brahmaṇā samā | dvāsaptativibhedaiḥ sā nava khaṃḍānyacīkarat

Translation

یوں مخاطب کیے جانے پر، وہ—تمام دھرموں کی جاننے والی اور حکمت میں برہما کے برابر—بہتر (۷۲) اقسام مرتب کر کے نو خطّہ جاتی تقسیمیں قائم کر گئی۔

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (quotative/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• uktā: having been said / addressed
• uktā: Karta (subject-predicate complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• sarva-dharma-jñā: knower of all dharmas
• sarva-dharma-jñā: Karta (subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (धर्मान् जानातीति)

• vijñāne: in knowledge
• vijñāne: Adhikarana (location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (loc. sg.)

• brahmaṇā: with Brahman; as (Brahman)
• brahmaṇā: Upamāna/Instrument (comparison standard/उपमान-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• samā: equal
• samā: Karta (predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• dvā-saptati-vibhedaiḥ: by seventy-two divisions
• dvā-saptati-vibhedaiḥ: Karana (instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvā (प्रातिपदिक) + saptati (प्रातिपदिक) + vibheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instr. pl.); तत्पुरुष-समास (द्वासप्ततेः विभेदाः)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pron. nom. sg.)

• nava: nine
• nava: Karma (object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (acc. pl.)

• khaṇḍāni: sections; parts
• khaṇḍāni: Karma (object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (acc. pl.)

• acīkarat: made; created
• acīkarat: Kriya (action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned feminine figure (the ‘she’ of the verse), serene and authoritative, lays out a mandala-like map: nine divisions radiate from a central axis, with symbolic markers for settlements and coasts; Brahmā’s presence is implied through iconographic cues of creation and ordering.

Characters & Entities

• Kumārī
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma and orderly governance are portrayed as flowing from divine wisdom; sacred order mirrors cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kumārī sacred tradition is in view; this verse highlights her authority to structure regions rather than a single tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative description of divine organization and division.