Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

भवतीभिश्च यत्क्षोभमस्माकं स पुरंदरः । कारयत्यसदेतच्च विवेकाचारचेतसाम्

Transliteration

bhavatībhiśca yatkṣobhamasmākaṃ sa puraṃdaraḥ | kārayatyasadetacca vivekācāracetasām

Translation

‘നിങ്ങളാൽ’ ഞങ്ങളിലുണ്ടാകുന്ന കലക്കം പുരന്ദരൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നതാണ്; എന്നാൽ വിവേകാചാരത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന ചിത്തങ്ങൾക്ക് ഇതും അസത്യം തന്നെ.

Word by Word

• भवतीभिः: by you (ladies)
• भवतीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• क्षोभम्: agitation, disturbance
• क्षोभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुरंदरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरः: Apposition (सम्बोधन/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular) (इन्द्रस्य नाम)

• कारयति: causes (to be done)
• कारयति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative: कारय)
• Form: लट् (Present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• असत्: unreal, improper
• असत्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• विवेक-आचार-चेतसाम्: of those whose minds follow the conduct of discernment
• विवेक-आचार-चेतसाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवेक (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'विवेकस्य आचारः' (conduct of discernment) + तत्सम्बद्ध-चेतस् (minds)

Speaker

Unspecified (Revā-khaṇḍa narrative voice; addressing women; mentions Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composed ascetic or divine teacher remains unmoved while a storm-like aura of agitation swirls around onlookers; Indra is hinted in the sky with vajra, symbolizing provocation, while the discerning mind remains clear.

Characters & Entities

• Purandara
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Temptation and agitation may be engineered by cosmic forces, but they do not bind a mind grounded in discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; it belongs to the Revā-khaṇḍa milieu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the ‘practice’ indicated is viveka (discernment) as a spiritual discipline.