Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

अभिषिच्य च राज्ये तं राज्यरक्षाविचक्षणम् । एतच्छापस्य शांत्यर्थं दक्षिणस्योदधेस्तटे । फुल्लग्रामसमीपस्थे चक्रतीर्थे महत्तरे

Transliteration

abhiṣicya ca rājye taṃ rājyarakṣāvicakṣaṇam | etacchāpasya śāṃtyarthaṃ dakṣiṇasyodadhestaṭe | phullagrāmasamīpasthe cakratīrthe mahattare

Translation

Après avoir sacré sur le trône ce fils, habile à protéger le royaume, afin d’apaiser cette malédiction, (qu’il aille) sur la rive de l’océan du Sud, au grand Cakratīrtha, près de Phullagrāma.

Word by Word

• अभिषिच्य: having anointed
• अभिषिच्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + सिच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), अभिषेचने (having anointed)

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

• राज्ये: in the kingdom / to kingship
• राज्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the kingdom/sovereignty)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (him)

• राज्यरक्षाविचक्षणम्: skilled in protecting the kingdom
• राज्यरक्षाविचक्षणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज्य + रक्षा + विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तम् इति विशेषण; (राज्यस्य रक्षायां विचक्षणः)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (as stem in compound), एकवचन; छापस्य इति सम्बन्ध (of this)

• शापस्य: of the curse
• शापस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th case), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of the curse)

• शान्त्यर्थम्: for the pacification
• शान्त्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजन (for the sake of pacification)

• दक्षिणस्य: of the southern
• दक्षिणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उदधेः इति विशेषण (of the southern)

• उदधेः: of the ocean
• उदधेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तटे इति सम्बन्ध (of the ocean)

• तटे: on the shore
• तटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (on the shore)

• फुल्लग्रामसमीपस्थे: situated near Phullagrāma village
• फुल्लग्रामसमीपस्थे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फुल्लग्राम + समीप + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चक्रतीर्थे इति विशेषण (located near Phullagrāma)

• चक्रतीर्थे: at Cakratīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) = चक्र + तीर्थ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (at Cakratīrtha)

• महत्तरे: very great
• महत्तरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चक्रतीर्थे इति विशेषण (in the very great)

Speaker

Brahmā (Caturānana) speaking (deduced).

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vidhūma (recipient of the instruction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prince is anointed and seated on the throne; the elder king prepares for pilgrimage toward the southern ocean; a mental map points to Cakratīrtha near Phullagrāma.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha
• Dakṣiṇodadhi (Southern Ocean)
• Phullagrāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karmic afflictions are calmed through dharmic succession (rightful coronation) and pilgrimage to a consecrated tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha, described as a “very great” tīrtha near Phullagrāma on the southern ocean’s shore.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A directive toward tīrtha-sevana for śāpa-śānti; the explicit act (snāna) is stated in the following verses.