Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

प्रार्थितं कुञ्चिकाट्टालं स्वगृहं सपरिग्रहम् । भृगुर्यदा तदा पार्थ मिथ्या नास्ति तदा वदत

Transliteration

prārthitaṃ kuñcikāṭṭālaṃ svagṛhaṃ saparigraham | bhṛguryadā tadā pārtha mithyā nāsti tadā vadata

Translation

“Kunci dan palang—beserta rumah sebagai milik—apabila Bhṛgu menyatakannya demikian, wahai raja, nyatakanlah ketika itu juga: ‘Ini bukan dusta.’”

Word by Word

• प्रार्थितम्: requested; asked for
• प्रार्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ्/अर्थय् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying) ‘कुञ्चिकाट्टालम्’

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

• स्वगृहम्: one's own house
• स्वगृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• सपरिग्रहम्: together with possessions/retinue
• सपरिग्रहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘स्वगृहम्’

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha-bodhaka (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्धबोधक (correlative) कालवाचक (when)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha-bodhaka (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्धबोधक (then)

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• मिथ्या: falsely; untrue
• मिथ्या: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथ्या (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण/निषेधार्थ (falsely/incorrectly)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्धबोधक/कालवाचक (then)

• वदत: say; speak
• वदत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhṛgukaccha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A court-like gathering in a sacred courtyard: Bhṛgu speaks decisively while parties point to keys and a bolted door; the king is addressed as arbiter.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• King (addressed as Pārtha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When truth is subordinated to fear or power, dharma becomes distorted and social judgment loses integrity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Bhṛgukaccha in the Revā Khaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on adjudication rather than pilgrimage merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it concerns a spoken verdict about ownership/claim.