Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

भवंतु यज्ञसंभारानानयंतु त्वरान्विताः । श्वेतद्वीपमथो गत्वा चक्रे चक्रिणमच्युतम्

Transliteration

bhavaṃtu yajñasaṃbhārānānayaṃtu tvarānvitāḥ | śvetadvīpamatho gatvā cakre cakriṇamacyutam

Translation

“Hendaklah mereka mengumpulkan kelengkapan yajña dan membawanya segera.” Lalu baginda pergi ke Śvetadvīpa dan melantik Acyuta—pemegang cakra—sebagai kuasa pemelihara upacara itu.

Word by Word

• भवन्तु: let them be / may they become
• भवन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यज्ञसंभारान्: sacrificial requisites, materials for the sacrifice
• यज्ञसंभारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + संभार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञस्य संभाराः)

• आनयन्तु: let them bring
• आनयन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• त्वरान्विताः: endowed with haste, quickly
• त्वरान्विताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरा + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (त्वरया अन्विताः)

• श्वेतद्वीपम्: Śvetadvīpa (the White Island)
• श्वेतद्वीपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (द्वीपः पुं), द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्वेतः द्वीपः)

• अथो: then
• अथो: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ + उ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (sequence/transition particle: then/and then)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive); ‘having gone’

• चक्रे: he made, he performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• चक्रिणम्: the discus-bearer (Viṣṇu)
• चक्रिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम/विशेषण-रूपेण (one who bears the discus)

• अच्युतम्: Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• अच्युतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

Speaker

Narrator (Skanda-to-Agastya frame implied; reporting Dakṣa’s arrangements)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śvetadvīpa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dakṣa dispatches/visits Śvetadvīpa—an otherworldly white, luminous island-realm—where Acyuta, the discus-bearer, is enthroned; Dakṣa formally appoints him as the presiding power for the yajña; attendants carry yajña-sambhāras in haste.

Characters & Entities

• Śvetadvīpa
• Viṣṇu (Acyuta, Cakrin)
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even grand rituals seek divine sanction; sacred action is strengthened when aligned with the supreme (Acyuta).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śvetadvīpa is mentioned as a divine realm associated with Viṣṇu, functioning as sacred geography within the Purāṇic map.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bringing yajña-saṃbhāras (materials) swiftly and establishing a presiding divine principle for the sacrifice.