Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

अभिषिच्य च राज्ये तं राज्यरक्षाविचक्षणम् । एतच्छापस्य शांत्यर्थं दक्षिणस्योदधेस्तटे । फुल्लग्रामसमीपस्थे चक्रतीर्थे महत्तरे

Transliteration

abhiṣicya ca rājye taṃ rājyarakṣāvicakṣaṇam | etacchāpasya śāṃtyarthaṃ dakṣiṇasyodadhestaṭe | phullagrāmasamīpasthe cakratīrthe mahattare

Translation

Nachdem er jenen Sohn, kundig im Schutz des Reiches, durch Weihe auf den Thron gesetzt hat, soll er zur Besänftigung dieses Fluches an das Ufer des südlichen Ozeans gehen, zum großen Cakratīrtha nahe Phullagrāma.

Word by Word

• अभिषिच्य: having anointed
• अभिषिच्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + सिच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), अभिषेचने (having anointed)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• राज्ये: in the kingdom / to kingship
• राज्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the kingdom/sovereignty)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (him)

• राज्यरक्षाविचक्षणम्: skilled in protecting the kingdom
• राज्यरक्षाविचक्षणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज्य + रक्षा + विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तम् इति विशेषण; (राज्यस्य रक्षायां विचक्षणः)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (as stem in compound), एकवचन; छापस्य इति सम्बन्ध (of this)

• शापस्य: of the curse
• शापस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th case), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of the curse)

• शान्त्यर्थम्: for the pacification
• शान्त्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजन (for the sake of pacification)

• दक्षिणस्य: of the southern
• दक्षिणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उदधेः इति विशेषण (of the southern)

• उदधेः: of the ocean
• उदधेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तटे इति सम्बन्ध (of the ocean)

• तटे: on the shore
• तटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (on the shore)

• फुल्लग्रामसमीपस्थे: situated near Phullagrāma village
• फुल्लग्रामसमीपस्थे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फुल्लग्राम + समीप + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चक्रतीर्थे इति विशेषण (located near Phullagrāma)

• चक्रतीर्थे: at Cakratīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) = चक्र + तीर्थ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (at Cakratīrtha)

• महत्तरे: very great
• महत्तरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चक्रतीर्थे इति विशेषण (in the very great)

Speaker

Brahmā (Caturānana) speaking (deduced).

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vidhūma (recipient of the instruction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prince is anointed and seated on the throne; the elder king prepares for pilgrimage toward the southern ocean; a mental map points to Cakratīrtha near Phullagrāma.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha
• Dakṣiṇodadhi (Southern Ocean)
• Phullagrāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karmic afflictions are calmed through dharmic succession (rightful coronation) and pilgrimage to a consecrated tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha, described as a “very great” tīrtha near Phullagrāma on the southern ocean’s shore.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A directive toward tīrtha-sevana for śāpa-śānti; the explicit act (snāna) is stated in the following verses.