Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

इत्यब्रवीः पुरास्माकमतः पृच्छाम किंचन । देवीपुरं हि तत्कुत्र यदन्तं चक्रतीर्थकम्

Transliteration

ityabravīḥ purāsmākamataḥ pṛcchāma kiṃcana | devīpuraṃ hi tatkutra yadantaṃ cakratīrthakam

Translation

Ainsi nous as-tu parlé jadis ; c’est pourquoi nous demandons ceci : où se trouve donc Devīpura, le lieu où Cakratīrtha prend fin ?

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/उक्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अब्रवीः: you said
• अब्रवीः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अस्माकम्: to us / of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम; सम्बन्ध

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (therefore/for this reason)

• पृच्छामः: we ask
• पृच्छामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• किंचन: something
• किंचन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् + चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम (indefinite)

• देवीपुरम्: Devīpura
• देवीपुरम्: Vishaya (Topic/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (देव्याः पुरम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/indeed)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Vishaya (Topic/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कुत्र: where
• कुत्र: Adhikarana (Location queried/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb of place)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative)

• अन्तम्: end/limit
• अन्तम्: Visheshya (Head noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• चक्रतीर्थकम्: (the) Cakra-tīrtha (place)
• चक्रतीर्थकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + तीर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (चक्रस्य तीर्थकम्)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devīpura / Devīpattana (terminus of Cakratīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages gesture toward a drawn diagram on the ground (sand-map) showing a coastline and a marked endpoint labeled Devīpura; Sūta listens, poised to answer.

Characters & Entities

• Devīpura
• Cakratīrtha
• Sūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-māhātmya joins devotion with precise sacred geography—knowing ‘where’ supports ‘how’ to practice pilgrimage correctly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devīpura/Devīpattana in relation to Cakratīrtha’s boundary or endpoint.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on locating the sacred site and understanding its extent.