Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । कोपयस्व द्विजश्रेष्ठं गत्वा त्वं भृगुसत्तमम् । येन मे श्रद्दधत्येषा गौरी लोकैकसुन्दरी

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | kopayasva dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ gatvā tvaṃ bhṛgusattamam | yena me śraddadhatyeṣā gaurī lokaikasundarī

Translation

Īśvara bersabda: “Pergilah dan bangkitkan kemarahan dwija yang utama—Bhṛgu, yang terbaik antara para resi—agar Gaurī, keindahan tiada banding di seluruh loka, menaruh śraddhā kepada-Ku.”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कोपयस्व: make (him) angry / provoke
• कोपयस्व: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कुप् (धातु) (णिच् causative: कोपय-)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठम्: the best of the Brahmins
• द्विजश्रेष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘द्विजानां श्रेष्ठः’

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having gone’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भृगुसत्तमम्: the best of the Bhṛgus (Bhṛgu sage)
• भृगुसत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘भृगूणां सत्तमः’

• येन: by which / so that
• येन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/हेतु-प्रश्नोत्तरार्थ (‘by which/so that’)

• मे: of me / to me
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• श्रद्दधति: has faith (in) / trusts
• श्रद्दधति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रद्-धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एषा: this (she)
• एषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गौरी: Gaurī
• गौरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लोकैकसुन्दरी: the unique beauty of the world
• लोकैकसुन्दरी: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘लोके एका सुन्दरी’ (the sole beauty in the world)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vṛṣa (bull/emissary)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva issues a precise command: go and provoke Bhṛgu, the foremost brāhmaṇa, so that Gaurī’s trust in Śiva becomes firm; the bull stands ready to depart.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Bhṛgu
• Gaurī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith (śraddhā) is portrayed as central; even dramatic events in Purāṇic stories are framed as catalysts for deepening devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) region is the overarching sacred landscape; this verse initiates an episode that unfolds on the river’s banks.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a narrative instruction rather than a vrata or tīrtha-rite.