Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तथा वै द्वादशादित्या मत्प्रसादात्तु मूर्तितः । वसिष्यन्ति भृगुक्षेत्रे रोगदुःखनिबर्हणाः

Transliteration

tathā vai dvādaśādityā matprasādāttu mūrtitaḥ | vasiṣyanti bhṛgukṣetre rogaduḥkhanibarhaṇāḥ

Translation

“তদ্ৰূপে মোৰ প্ৰসাদে দ্বাদশ আদিত্য মূৰ্তিধাৰী হৈ ভৃগু-ক্ষেত্ৰত বাস কৰিব, আৰু ৰোগ-দুঃখ নাশ কৰিব।”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus/so)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), बलार्थ/निश्चयार्थ

• द्वादश-आदित्याः: the twelve Ādityas
• द्वादश-आदित्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशन् + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास: ‘twelve Ādityas’

• मत्-प्रसादात्: from my grace
• मत्-प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; मत्-प्रसाद = ‘my grace’; ‘from (my) grace’

• तु: and, moreover
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वय (but/and)

• मूर्तितः: in (their) embodied forms
• मूर्तितः: Prakara/Hetu (Manner/Cause/प्रकार/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; ‘in embodied form / as forms’ (ablative of manner/source)

• वसिष्यन्ति: will dwell
• वसिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• भृगु-क्षेत्रे: in Bhṛgu-kṣetra
• भृगु-क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; भृगुक्षेत्र = ‘Bhṛgu’s sacred field’

• रोग-दुःख-निबर्हणाः: removers of illness and suffering
• रोग-दुःख-निबर्हणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोग + दुःख + निबर्हण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘removers of disease and sorrow’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āditya-nivāsa in Bhṛgu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahman-sage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva declares that the Twelve Ādityas will reside in Bhṛgu-kṣetra in embodied forms, dispelling disease and sorrow—suggesting a radiant solar circle around the kṣetra and pilgrims receiving healing light.

Characters & Entities

• Dvādaśa Ādityas
• Bhṛgu-kṣetra
• Śiva (mat-prasāda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes a living mandala of divine forces; grace manifests as protection and healing for devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhṛgu-kṣetra in the Revā Khaṇḍa, where the Ādityas are said to reside.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse highlights the site’s healing merit (phala).