Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

देवकार्याण्यशेषाणि कृत्वा श्रीः पुनरागता । आजगाम रमा देवी भृगुकच्छं त्वरान्विता

Transliteration

devakāryāṇyaśeṣāṇi kṛtvā śrīḥ punarāgatā | ājagāma ramā devī bhṛgukacchaṃ tvarānvitā

Translation

Ayant accompli sans rien omettre toutes les œuvres des dieux, Śrī (Ramā) revint de nouveau ; la déesse Ramā arriva à Bhṛgukaccha, pressée.

Word by Word

• देवकार्याणि: divine tasks
• देवकार्याणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• अशेषाणि: all; without remainder
• अशेषाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् ‘देवकार्याणि’

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• श्रीः: Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आगता: returned; came back
• आगता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोग (used predicatively with subject)

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• रमा: Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘श्रीः’ इत्यस्य पर्याय/अप्पोजिशन

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन ‘रमा’

• भृगुकच्छम्: Bhṛgukaccha (place-name)
• भृगुकच्छम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु + कच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देश

• त्वरान्विता: endowed with haste
• त्वरान्विता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरा + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘अन्वित’, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘रमा/देवी’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhṛgukaccha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmī, radiant and determined, arrives at Bhṛgukaccha—riverine cityscape with ghāṭs and a prominent gateway—her attendants trailing as she moves with haste.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī (Lakṣmī/Ramā)
• Bhṛgukaccha
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (Śrī) moves swiftly to uphold cosmic order when dharma-related duties are fulfilled.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhṛgukaccha, presented as a significant sacred locale within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred-geography frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse sets narrative context for a forthcoming dharma-discussion and site-based māhātmya.