Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.23.180 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 4.2.23.180

स्कंद उवाच ।
ब्रह्मापि भजतेद्यापि तल्लिंगं कलशोद्भव ।
स्तुवन्ब्रह्म स्तवेनैव स्वात्मना विहितेन हि ॥ १८० ॥

skaṃda uvāca |
brahmāpi bhajatedyāpi talliṃgaṃ kalaśodbhava |
stuvanbrahma stavenaiva svātmanā vihitena hi || 180 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.23.180 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.2.23.180). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Skanda, Brahma, Brahman, Api, Tat, Tad, Linga, Kalashodbhava, Stuvat, Stava, Svatman, Vihita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.23.180). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “skaṃda uvāca
  • skanda* -
  • skanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “brahmāpi bhajatedyāpi talliṃgaṃ kalaśodbhava
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhajate -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • dyā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tal -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kalaśodbhava -
  • kalaśodbhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “stuvanbrahma stavenaiva svātmanā vihitena hi
  • stuvan -
  • stuvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    stu -> stuvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √stu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √stu class 2 verb]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • stavenai -
  • stava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • svātmanā -
  • svātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vihitena -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vihita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.23.180

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 4.2.23.180 in Bengali sript:
স্কংদ উবাচ ।
ব্রহ্মাপি ভজতেদ্যাপি তল্লিংগং কলশোদ্ভব ।
স্তুবন্ব্রহ্ম স্তবেনৈব স্বাত্মনা বিহিতেন হি ॥ ১৮০ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 4.2.23.180 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಕಂದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಪಿ ಭಜತೇದ್ಯಾಪಿ ತಲ್ಲಿಂಗಂ ಕಲಶೋದ್ಭವ ।
ಸ್ತುವನ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಸ್ತವೇನೈವ ಸ್ವಾತ್ಮನಾ ವಿಹಿತೇನ ಹಿ ॥ ೧೮೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.23.180 in Gujarati sript:
સ્કંદ ઉવાચ ।
બ્રહ્માપિ ભજતેદ્યાપિ તલ્લિંગં કલશોદ્ભવ ।
સ્તુવન્બ્રહ્મ સ્તવેનૈવ સ્વાત્મના વિહિતેન હિ ॥ ૧૮૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 4.2.23.180 in Malayalam sript:
സ്കംദ ഉവാച ।
ബ്രഹ്മാപി ഭജതേദ്യാപി തല്ലിംഗം കലശോദ്ഭവ ।
സ്തുവന്ബ്രഹ്മ സ്തവേനൈവ സ്വാത്മനാ വിഹിതേന ഹി ॥ ൧൮൦ ॥

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