Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

आह्वयामास मन्त्रेण निजाश्रमसमीपतः । तस्य ब्रह्मविदो रैक्वमहर्षेर्धर्मसंचये

Transliteration

āhvayāmāsa mantreṇa nijāśramasamīpataḥ | tasya brahmavido raikvamaharṣerdharmasaṃcaye

Translation

Par un mantra, il les invoqua près de son propre āśrama : lui, Raikva, grand ṛṣi et connaisseur de Brahman, riche d’un trésor accumulé de dharma.

Word by Word

• आह्वयामास: called/invoked
• आह्वयामास: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ह्वा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मन्त्रेण: by a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• निज: own
• निज: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद (आश्रमे विशेषण)

• आश्रम: hermitage
• आश्रम: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (समासाङ्ग)

• समीपतः: from near/nearby
• समीपतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समीपतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अपादानार्थे/स्थानवाचक (from near)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मविदः: of the knower of Brahman
• ब्रह्मविदः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्म वेत्ति इति)

• रैक्वम्: Raikva
• रैक्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैक्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• महर्षेः: of the great sage
• महर्षेः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• धर्मसंचये: in the accumulation/collection of dharma
• धर्मसंचये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य संचयः)

Speaker

Unspecified (within Setukhaṇḍa narrative; continuing description of Raikva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āśrama-tīrtha (Raikva’s invoked bathing spot)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Raikva, serene and radiant, chants mantra near his hermitage; the rivers appear as luminous currents approaching, while disciples witness the miracle in reverent silence.

Characters & Entities

• Raikva
• Mantra
• Āśrama
• Gaṅgā (implied)
• Yamunā (implied)
• Gayā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra, grounded in Brahman-knowledge and dharma, is portrayed as effective and authoritative in Purāṇic tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The invoked tīrthas are Gaṅgā, Yamunā, and Gayā (from the preceding verse), brought near the āśrama through mantra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mantra-based āhvāna (invocation) in service of snāna; it underscores the sanctity of tīrtha-water for purification.