Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

समर्प्य कुञ्चिकाट्टालं भृगवे ब्रह्मवादिने । पालयस्व यथार्थं वै स्थानकं मम सुव्रत

Transliteration

samarpya kuñcikāṭṭālaṃ bhṛgave brahmavādine | pālayasva yathārthaṃ vai sthānakaṃ mama suvrata

Translation

താക്കോലും ദ്വാരപാല്യ ചുമതലയും ബ്രഹ്മവാദിയായ ഭൃഗുവിന് ഏൽപ്പിച്ച് അവൾ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ സുവ്രത, എന്റെ വാസസ്ഥാനം ധർമ്മാനുസാരമായി യഥാർത്ഥമായി കാത്തുകൊൾക।

Word by Word

• समर्प्य: having handed over
• समर्प्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• कुञ्चिकाट्टालम्: the key and lock/bolt (key-set)
• कुञ्चिकाट्टालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्चिका + अट्टाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• भृगवे: to Bhṛgu
• भृगवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मवादिने: to the speaker of Brahman (Brahmavādin)
• ब्रह्मवादिने: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मवादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘भृगवे’

• पालयस्व: protect/maintain
• पालयस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यथार्थम्: properly; truly
• यथार्थम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथार्थ (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘as it should be/accurately’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/निश्चयार्थ (emphasis)

• स्थानकम्: dwelling/place
• स्थानकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थानक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुव्रत: O man of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lakṣmī (implied from prior verse context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhṛgukaccha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmī formally hands a key-ring and authority over the gate to sage Bhṛgu, who stands calm, holding a kamaṇḍalu and rosary, as attendants watch.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Bhṛgu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places require dharmic stewardship; guardianship of a holy abode is itself a vow-based religious responsibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmī’s “sthānaka” (abode/seat) within the Bhṛgukaccha-Revā Khaṇḍa sacred setting, entrusted to Bhṛgu for protection.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A duty (niyoga) is stated: protect and maintain the sacred abode properly; no specific snāna/dāna/japa is prescribed.