Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

भृगुरुवाच । कच्छपाधिष्ठितं ह्येतत्तस्य पृष्ठिगतं रमे । संमन्त्र्य सहितं तेन शोभनं भवती कुरु

Transliteration

bhṛguruvāca | kacchapādhiṣṭhitaṃ hyetattasya pṛṣṭhigataṃ rame | saṃmantrya sahitaṃ tena śobhanaṃ bhavatī kuru

Translation

Bhṛgu sprach: „O Ramā, dieser Ort ist auf der Schildkröte gegründet und liegt auf ihrem Rücken. Darum sollst du, nachdem du dich mit ihr beraten hast und in Eintracht mit ihr, das Glückverheißende ordnen.“

Word by Word

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (Speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कच्छपाधिष्ठितम्: resting on / supported by the tortoise
• कच्छपाधिष्ठितम्: Predicate (Complement of etat)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कच्छप + अधिष्ठित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle: supported/occupied), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कच्छपेन अधिष्ठितम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुबोधक अव्यय (indeed/for)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta/Predicate base (This thing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तस्य: of that (tortoise)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive: of him/its)

• पृष्ठिगतम्: situated on (his) back
• पृष्ठिगतम्: Predicate (Complement of etat)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृष्ठि + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gone/located), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पृष्ठौ गतम्)

• रमे: O Ramā (Śrī)
• रमे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• संमन्त्र्य: having consulted
• संमन्त्र्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), धातु: सम्+मन्त्र् (to consult)

• सहितम्: together / in conjunction
• सहितम्: Karma (Qualifier of śobhanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (together/combined)

• तेन: with him
• तेन: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental: with him/by that)

• शोभनम्: an auspicious/beautiful (arrangement)
• शोभनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (object)

• भवती: you (lady)
• भवती: Sambodhana (Polite address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आदरार्थे संबोधनार्थक प्रयोगः (polite 'you', vocative sense though nominative form)

• कुरु: do / make
• कुरु: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Bhṛgu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kacchapa-ādhisthita Revā-kṣetra (turtle-supported sacred field)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī (Ramā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhṛgu reveals the hidden truth: the sacred place rests upon the great Turtle; he advises Śrī to consult Kacchapa and proceed harmoniously to create auspicious arrangements.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Kacchapa (Turtle being)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred action should align with cosmic order and rightful guardians; consultation and harmony preserve auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā Khaṇḍa locality mythically described as resting on Kacchapa’s back, elevating its sacred stature.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A procedural instruction is given: consult (saṃmantrya) the presiding/supporting being (Kacchapa) before arranging the sacred seat.