Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । धन्वन्तरशतं गच्छ भृगुतुङ्गस्य मूर्धनि । कुण्डं द्रक्ष्यसि तत्पूर्णं विस्तीर्णं पयसा शिवम्

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | dhanvantaraśataṃ gaccha bhṛgutuṅgasya mūrdhani | kuṇḍaṃ drakṣyasi tatpūrṇaṃ vistīrṇaṃ payasā śivam

Translation

Die Weisen sprachen: „Geh hundert Dhanvantaras bis zum Gipfel des Bhṛgutunga. Dort wirst du einen heiligen Teich sehen: voll, weit und glückverheißend, überströmend von geweihtem Wasser.“

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• धन्वन्तरशतम्: a hundred dhanvantaras (a measure of distance/time)
• धन्वन्तरशतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन्तर + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (धन्वन्तराणां शतम् = a hundred dhanvantaras)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• भृगुतुङ्गस्य: of Bhṛgutunga (the peak)
• भृगुतुङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगुतुङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (भृगोः तुङ्गः)

• मूर्धनि: on the summit/head
• मूर्धनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुण्डम्: a pond
• कुण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्रक्ष्यसि: you will see
• द्रक्ष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• पूर्णम्: full
• पूर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• विस्तीर्णम्: spread out, expansive
• विस्तीर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√स्तॄ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• पयसा: with water
• पयसा: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवम्: auspicious
• शिवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Ṛṣis (sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhṛgutunga-kunda (implied)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages pointing out a distant mountain peak (Bhṛgutunga) and describing a broad, water-filled kunda at its crown; the landscape opens to a luminous summit pond.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgutunga
• Kuṇḍa (sacred pond/tīrtha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is revealed through the sages: the right place, approached properly, becomes the doorway to auspiciousness and attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A kuṇḍa (sacred pond) located on the summit of Bhṛgutunga, within the Revā-kṣetra tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A pilgrimage instruction is given: travel to Bhṛgutunga’s summit to reach and behold the kuṇḍa (implying snāna/darśana as customary tīrtha practice).