Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

भृगुरुवाच । कच्छपाधिष्ठितं ह्येतत्तस्य पृष्ठिगतं रमे । संमन्त्र्य सहितं तेन शोभनं भवती कुरु

Transliteration

bhṛguruvāca | kacchapādhiṣṭhitaṃ hyetattasya pṛṣṭhigataṃ rame | saṃmantrya sahitaṃ tena śobhanaṃ bhavatī kuru

Translation

ภฤคุกล่าวว่า “โอ้รมา สถานที่นี้ตั้งอยู่โดยอาศัยกัจฉปะ และอยู่บนหลังของท่าน ดังนั้นจงปรึกษากับท่านและกระทำสิ่งอันเป็นมงคลโดยความสอดคล้องร่วมกัน”

Word by Word

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (Speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कच्छपाधिष्ठितम्: resting on / supported by the tortoise
• कच्छपाधिष्ठितम्: Predicate (Complement of etat)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कच्छप + अधिष्ठित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle: supported/occupied), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कच्छपेन अधिष्ठितम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुबोधक अव्यय (indeed/for)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta/Predicate base (This thing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तस्य: of that (tortoise)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive: of him/its)

• पृष्ठिगतम्: situated on (his) back
• पृष्ठिगतम्: Predicate (Complement of etat)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृष्ठि + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gone/located), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पृष्ठौ गतम्)

• रमे: O Ramā (Śrī)
• रमे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• संमन्त्र्य: having consulted
• संमन्त्र्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), धातु: सम्+मन्त्र् (to consult)

• सहितम्: together / in conjunction
• सहितम्: Karma (Qualifier of śobhanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (together/combined)

• तेन: with him
• तेन: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental: with him/by that)

• शोभनम्: an auspicious/beautiful (arrangement)
• शोभनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (object)

• भवती: you (lady)
• भवती: Sambodhana (Polite address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आदरार्थे संबोधनार्थक प्रयोगः (polite 'you', vocative sense though nominative form)

• कुरु: do / make
• कुरु: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Bhṛgu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kacchapa-ādhisthita Revā-kṣetra (turtle-supported sacred field)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī (Ramā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhṛgu reveals the hidden truth: the sacred place rests upon the great Turtle; he advises Śrī to consult Kacchapa and proceed harmoniously to create auspicious arrangements.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Kacchapa (Turtle being)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred action should align with cosmic order and rightful guardians; consultation and harmony preserve auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā Khaṇḍa locality mythically described as resting on Kacchapa’s back, elevating its sacred stature.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A procedural instruction is given: consult (saṃmantrya) the presiding/supporting being (Kacchapa) before arranging the sacred seat.