Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणानां वचः श्रुत्वा भगवानिदमब्रवीत् । मथुरायां द्वारवत्यां योधनीपुर एव च

Transliteration

brāhmaṇānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānidamabravīt | mathurāyāṃ dvāravatyāṃ yodhanīpura eva ca

Translation

Ayant entendu les paroles des brāhmanes, le Seigneur Bienheureux répondit : «À Mathurā, à Dvāravatī, et aussi à Yodhanīpura…»

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• वचः: speech/statement
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (वचः = वचस्)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मथुरायाम्: in Mathurā
• मथुरायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• द्वारवत्याम्: in Dvāravatī
• द्वारवत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• योधनीपुरे: in Yodhanīpura
• योधनीपुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योधनीपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (नगरनाम), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle: indeed/only)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Bhagavān (the Lord; likely Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa-context indicated by Mathurā–Dvāravatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mathurā; Dvāravatī (Dvārakā); Yodhanīpura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Keśava, responding to brāhmaṇas, gestures as if mapping a triad of cities—Mathurā, Dvāravatī, and Yodhanīpura—suggesting a sacred itinerary across India.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān
• Brāhmaṇas
• Mathurā
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Yodhanīpura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic teaching often anchors dharma in sacred geography—specific places become living gateways to divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Yodhanīpura is explicitly named, alongside Mathurā and Dvāravatī, as part of the Lord’s sacred manifestation context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces locations that frame the subsequent tīrtha-mahātmya and practices.