Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा भृगुश्रेष्ठो देवदेवेन भाषितम् । प्रहृष्टवदनो भूत्वा तत्रैव संस्थितो द्विजः

Transliteration

etacchrutvā bhṛguśreṣṭho devadevena bhāṣitam | prahṛṣṭavadano bhūtvā tatraiva saṃsthito dvijaḥ

Translation

Als er diese Worte vernahm, die vom Gott der Götter gesprochen waren, erstrahlte der Beste der Bhṛgus vor Freude und blieb dortselbst — jener zweimalgeborene Weise.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (श्रुत्वा इत्यस्य)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• भृगुश्रेष्ठः: the best of the Bhṛgus
• भृगुश्रेष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; भृगु + श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवदेवेन: by the God of gods
• देवदेवेन: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश), एकवचन

• भाषितम्: spoken
• भाषितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कर्मणि (past passive participle)

• प्रहृष्टवदनः: with a delighted face
• प्रहृष्टवदनः: Karta qualifier (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट-वदन (प्रातिपदिक; प्रहृष्ट + वदन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (द्विजः इति)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Discourse particle (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (restrictive particle)

• संस्थितः: remained, stayed
• संस्थितः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• द्विजः: the brāhmaṇa (twice-born)
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta’s narration frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhṛgutīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Janamejaya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhṛgu, radiant-faced, stands on the riverbank with folded hands as Devadeva speaks; after hearing, the sage remains seated in meditation at the same spot, suffused with joy.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Devadeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True instruction from the divine evokes faith and steadfastness; the sage responds with joyful adherence to the sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhṛgutīrtha/Bhṛgukaccha, where Bhṛgu remains after hearing Devadeva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed; it narrates Bhṛgu’s response to Śiva’s teaching.