Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

सा चचार जगत्कृत्स्नं युगान्ते समुपस्थिते । भ्रमद्भिश्च ब्रुवद्भिश्च क्रोशद्भिश्च समन्ततः

Transliteration

sā cacāra jagatkṛtsnaṃ yugānte samupasthite | bhramadbhiśca bruvadbhiśca krośadbhiśca samantataḥ

Translation

劫の終わりが近づくと、彼女は全世界を巡り歩いた。あらゆる所で衆生はよろめき回り、叫び、混乱して口々に語っていた。

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• cacāra: wandered, moved about
• cacāra: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (चर्, गत्यर्थे)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• jagat: world
• jagat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṛtsnam: entire
• kṛtsnam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (jagat इत्यस्य)

• yugānte: at the end of the age
• yugānte: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yugasya ante)

• samupasthite: having arrived, present
• samupasthite: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-upa-√sthā (स्था, स्थितौ) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (yugānte) इत्यस्य विशेषण

• bhramadbhiḥ: with those wandering
• bhramadbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhram (भ्रम्, भ्रमणे) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bruvadbhiḥ: with those speaking
• bruvadbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √brū (ब्रू, वचने) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• krośadbhiḥ: with those crying out
• krośadbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kruś (क्रुश्, आक्रोशे) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• samantataḥ: on all sides
• samantataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narration; implied from immediate context)

Characters & Entities

• Yugānta
• Kālarātri (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At yugānta, worldly supports fail and minds become bewildered; spiritual refuge and remembrance of the Divine becomes paramount.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse describes a world-encompassing event rather than a localized pilgrimage merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly in this verse.