Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पुरासीदङ्गिरानाम ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः । पुत्रहेतोर्युगस्यादौ चचार विपुलं तपः

Transliteration

purāsīdaṅgirānāma brāhmaṇo vedapāragaḥ | putrahetoryugasyādau cacāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ

Translation

In alter Zeit lebte ein Brāhmaṇa namens Āṅgirā, der die Veden vollkommen beherrschte. Zu Beginn des Zeitalters, im Verlangen nach einem Sohn, übte er reichliche Askese (tapas).

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly; once
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• आसीत्: there was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अङ्गिरानाम: named Aṅgirā (of the Aṅgiras lineage)
• अङ्गिरानाम: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; नाम-सम्बन्धे (genitive of name/lineage)

• ब्राह्मणः: a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वेदपारगः: one who had mastered the Veda
• वेदपारगः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—वेदस्य पारगः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); ब्राह्मणस्य विशेषणम्

• पुत्रहेतोः: for the sake of a son
• पुत्रहेतोः: Hetu (Cause/Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; समासः—पुत्रस्य हेतुः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); हेतौ (purpose/cause)

• युगस्य: of the age (yuga)
• युगस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• आदौ: at the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थान/कालवाचक (locative of time)

• चचार: practised; performed
• चचार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विपुलम्: abundant; great
• विपुलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तपः-विशेषणम्

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āṅgirasa-tīrtha (etiological legend begins)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aṅgirā, a Veda-knowing brāhmaṇa, is introduced in an ancient age; he resolves to perform tapas for a son, with a hermitage near the river and ritual implements visible.

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgirā (brāhmaṇa)
• Vedas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha legends often root a place’s sanctity in tapas and Vedic virtue, linking personal aims to disciplined dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is introducing the background for Āṅgirasa-tīrtha (named after Aṅgirā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is described as the means undertaken for a desired boon (progeny).