Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

भवतीभिश्च यत्क्षोभमस्माकं स पुरंदरः । कारयत्यसदेतच्च विवेकाचारचेतसाम्

Transliteration

bhavatībhiśca yatkṣobhamasmākaṃ sa puraṃdaraḥ | kārayatyasadetacca vivekācāracetasām

Translation

Und die Unruhe in uns, die gleichsam „durch euch“ entsteht, wird von Purandara (Indra) bewirkt. Doch selbst dies ist unwirklich für jene, deren Geist in der Übung der Unterscheidung wandelt.

Word by Word

• भवतीभिः: by you (ladies)
• भवतीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• क्षोभम्: agitation, disturbance
• क्षोभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुरंदरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरः: Apposition (सम्बोधन/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular) (इन्द्रस्य नाम)

• कारयति: causes (to be done)
• कारयति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative: कारय)
• Form: लट् (Present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• असत्: unreal, improper
• असत्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• विवेक-आचार-चेतसाम्: of those whose minds follow the conduct of discernment
• विवेक-आचार-चेतसाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवेक (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'विवेकस्य आचारः' (conduct of discernment) + तत्सम्बद्ध-चेतस् (minds)

Speaker

Unspecified (Revā-khaṇḍa narrative voice; addressing women; mentions Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composed ascetic or divine teacher remains unmoved while a storm-like aura of agitation swirls around onlookers; Indra is hinted in the sky with vajra, symbolizing provocation, while the discerning mind remains clear.

Characters & Entities

• Purandara
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Temptation and agitation may be engineered by cosmic forces, but they do not bind a mind grounded in discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; it belongs to the Revā-khaṇḍa milieu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the ‘practice’ indicated is viveka (discernment) as a spiritual discipline.