Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतिरुवाचेदं त्यक्त्वा चैवामरावतीम् । यास्यामोऽन्यत्र सर्वे वै सकुटुंबा जिगीपवः

Transliteration

bṛhaspatiruvācedaṃ tyaktvā caivāmarāvatīm | yāsyāmo'nyatra sarve vai sakuṭuṃbā jigīpavaḥ

Translation

ବୃହସ୍ପତି କହିଲେ—“ଅମରାବତୀକୁ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରି ଆମେ ସମସ୍ତେ ପରିବାରସହ ଅନ୍ୟତ୍ର ଯାଉ; ବିଜୟ ପୁନଃଲାଭର ଆକାଂକ୍ଷାରେ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କରୁ।”

Word by Word

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta (वक्ता/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this (statement/thing)
• इदम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्यक्त्वा: having left
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/absolutive): ‘having abandoned’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• अमरावतीम्: Amarāvatī (Indra’s city)
• अमरावतीम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• यास्यामः: we shall go
• यास्यामः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सर्वे: all (of us)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-विशेष्य (collective ‘all’)

• वै: indeed/truly
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चय/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ

• सकुटुम्बाः: with (our) families
• सकुटुम्बाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + कुटुम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह-कुटुम्ब), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• जिगीपवः: desiring to conquer
• जिगीपवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु) + सन् (इच्छार्थ) → जिगीषु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इच्छार्थक-प्रातिपदिक (desiderative adjective) ‘जिगीषु’ का वैदिक/पौराणिक रूप ‘जिगीपु’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amarāvatī (departure point)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bṛhaspati issues calm but firm counsel; the devas gather with families, preparing to depart the radiant city; banners lowered, chariots readied, a mood of purposeful retreat.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Amarāvatī
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma also includes prudent strategy—sometimes withdrawal and relocation protect the community and enable restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amarāvatī is named as Indra’s city; the Kedārakhaṇḍa setting remains in the background rather than a direct tīrtha eulogy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is counsel on action and collective movement.