Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

कुत्र पद्मद्वयं लब्धं कथ्यतामग्रतो मम । शीघ्रं तत्रैव गत्वा च पद्मानानय चापरान्

Transliteration

kutra padmadvayaṃ labdhaṃ kathyatāmagrato mama | śīghraṃ tatraiva gatvā ca padmānānaya cāparān

Translation

«Où ces deux lotus ont-ils été obtenus ? Dis-le-moi sur-le-champ. Va vite en ce lieu même et rapporte encore d’autres lotus.»

Word by Word

• कुत्र: where
• कुत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb of place)

• पद्मद्वयम्: the pair of lotuses
• पद्मद्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (two lotuses)

• लब्धम्: was obtained
• लब्धम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि भाव (was obtained)

• कथ्यताम्: let it be told
• कथ्यताम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (let it be told)

• अग्रतः: in front (of me)
• अग्रतः: Adhikaraṇa (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in front)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्रम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• एव: indeed / right there
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारणार्थे (indeed/just)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

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

• पद्मान्: lotuses
• पद्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आनय: bring
• आनय: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• अपरान्: other / additional
• अपरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of पद्मान्)

Speaker

Rājñī (queen) (implied by continuation from prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The queen, holding or pointing toward the twin lotuses, questions the maid sharply and orders her to hurry back to the source and bring more lotuses.

Characters & Entities

• Rājñī (queen)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion seeks the pure source—knowing where a sacred offering comes from is part of honoring its sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to a specific place where lotuses are found, but does not name it explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Gathering flowers for offering—procuring padmas from a known sacred source.