Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

अचलेषु च सर्वेषु पतत्सु लवणार्णवे । निपेतुरर्णवभ्रांत्या चक्रतीर्थेपि केचन

Transliteration

acaleṣu ca sarveṣu patatsu lavaṇārṇave | nipeturarṇavabhrāṃtyā cakratīrthepi kecana

Translation

Et lorsque toutes les montagnes tombaient dans l’océan salé, certaines—le prenant à tort pour la mer—tombèrent même dans Cakratīrtha.

Word by Word

• अचलेषु: (when) the mountains
• अचलेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/connector)

• सर्वेषु: all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (अचलेषु)

• पतत्सु: falling
• पतत्सु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ; present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (अचलेषु)

• लवणार्णवे: into the salt ocean
• लवणार्णवे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (लवणः अर्णवः)

• निपेतुः: fell down
• निपेतुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद; Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• अर्णवभ्रान्त्या: due to the delusion (thinking it was) the ocean
• अर्णवभ्रान्त्या: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrumental/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक) + भ्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अर्णवस्य भ्रान्त्या)

• चक्रतीर्थे: at Cakratīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चक्रस्य तीर्थम्)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्भावना/अपि = also/even)

• केचन: some (of them)
• केचन: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक; किम्) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mountains plunge toward what they think is the ocean; a distinct sacred waterbody/spot labeled Cakratīrtha receives some falling peaks; subtle divine sign of a spinning discus (cakra) over the waters.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha
• Salt ocean (Lavaṇārṇava)
• Mountains

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrthas are portrayed as shaped by cosmic events, making pilgrimage a participation in sacred history.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha is explicitly named and given an origin-context tied to the mountains’ fall.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it focuses on the tīrtha’s mythic origin.