Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

ततः कालेन महता भृगुणा परमर्षिणा । चातुर्विद्यप्रमाणार्थं चकार महतीं स्थितिम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kālena mahatā bhṛguṇā paramarṣiṇā | cāturvidyapramāṇārthaṃ cakāra mahatīṃ sthitim

Translation

Puis, après un long temps, le suprême ṛṣi Bhṛgu institua une grande procédure solennelle, afin d’établir une règle de preuve fondée sur le quadruple savoir.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — अपादान/क्रमसूचकः; ‘then/thereafter’

• कालेन: by time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — ‘by/with time’

• महता: great
• महता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — विशेषणम् (कालेन) ‘great’

• भृगुणा: by Bhṛgu
• भृगुणा: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — कर्तृ-निर्देशे तृतीया (agentive instrumental)

• परमर्षिणा: by the supreme sage
• परमर्षिणा: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — कर्मधारयः ‘परमः ऋषिः’ (Bhṛgu-विशेषणम्)

• चातुर्विद्यप्रमाणार्थम्: for the purpose of establishing the proof of the fourfold learning
• चातुर्विद्यप्रमाणार्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्विद्या + प्रमाण + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — तत्पुरुषसमासः; ‘चातुर्विद्यायाः प्रमाणस्य अर्थम्’ = purpose of proof/criterion regarding the four knowledges

• चकार: made, performed
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — परस्मैपदम्; ‘he did/made’

• महतीम्: great
• महतीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — विशेषणम् (स्थितिम्) ‘great’

• स्थितिम्: an arrangement/settlement
• स्थितिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — ‘a position/arrangement/settlement’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā region)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Implied royal/interlocutor addressed as nṛpa in nearby verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Bhṛgu, austere and radiant, convenes a solemn proceeding; palm-leaf manuscripts, ritual implements, and seated brāhmaṇas form a council in a sacred-city setting near the Revā.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is safeguarded when disputes are measured against recognized standards of knowledge and legitimate proof.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains the Bhṛgukaccha region within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse describes an adjudicatory method grounded in śāstric authority.