Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पुरासीदङ्गिरानाम ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः । पुत्रहेतोर्युगस्यादौ चचार विपुलं तपः

Transliteration

purāsīdaṅgirānāma brāhmaṇo vedapāragaḥ | putrahetoryugasyādau cacāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ

Translation

В древние времена жил брахман по имени Ангира, сведущий в Ведах. В начале юги, желая сына, он совершал обширные и суровые тапасы.

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly; once
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• आसीत्: there was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अङ्गिरानाम: named Aṅgirā (of the Aṅgiras lineage)
• अङ्गिरानाम: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; नाम-सम्बन्धे (genitive of name/lineage)

• ब्राह्मणः: a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वेदपारगः: one who had mastered the Veda
• वेदपारगः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—वेदस्य पारगः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); ब्राह्मणस्य विशेषणम्

• पुत्रहेतोः: for the sake of a son
• पुत्रहेतोः: Hetu (Cause/Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; समासः—पुत्रस्य हेतुः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); हेतौ (purpose/cause)

• युगस्य: of the age (yuga)
• युगस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• आदौ: at the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थान/कालवाचक (locative of time)

• चचार: practised; performed
• चचार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विपुलम्: abundant; great
• विपुलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तपः-विशेषणम्

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āṅgirasa-tīrtha (etiological legend begins)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aṅgirā, a Veda-knowing brāhmaṇa, is introduced in an ancient age; he resolves to perform tapas for a son, with a hermitage near the river and ritual implements visible.

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgirā (brāhmaṇa)
• Vedas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha legends often root a place’s sanctity in tapas and Vedic virtue, linking personal aims to disciplined dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is introducing the background for Āṅgirasa-tīrtha (named after Aṅgirā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is described as the means undertaken for a desired boon (progeny).