Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

त्वया धृता धरा सर्वा तथा लोकाश्चराचराः । तथैव पुण्यभावत्वात्स्थितस्तत्र महामते

Transliteration

tvayā dhṛtā dharā sarvā tathā lokāścarācarāḥ | tathaiva puṇyabhāvatvātsthitastatra mahāmate

Translation

โดยท่านเองแผ่นดินทั้งปวงถูกทรงไว้ และโลกทั้งหลายทั้งที่เคลื่อนไหวและไม่เคลื่อนไหวก็เช่นกัน ด้วยภาวะอันเป็นบุญอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของท่าน โอ้ผู้มีปัญญาใหญ่ ท่านจึงสถิตมั่นอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by you)

• धृता: borne/held
• धृता: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past passive participle ‘borne/held’

• धरा: the earth
• धरा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• सर्वा: entire, all
• सर्वा: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; agrees with ‘धरा’

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Avyaya (Modifier/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• लोकाः: worlds/people
• लोकाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• चराचराः: moving and unmoving
• चराचराः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर (धातु) + अचर (नञ्-पूर्वक/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (चर + अचर), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘moving and unmoving’ qualifying ‘लोकाः’

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Avyaya (Modifier/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• पुण्यभावत्वात्: because of (your) holy nature
• पुण्यभावत्वात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + भाव + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पुण्य-भावत्व), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; Ablative singular ‘because of/owing to’

• स्थितः: (you) remain/stand
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), भूतकृत्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past participle ‘standing/remaining’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महा + मति), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; Vocative singular

Speaker

Bhṛgu (continuing the address to Kacchapa in the narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā region) — implied foundation-site for a ‘Kūrma-nāma’ city

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A sage/audience in the Revākhaṇḍa frame (unspecified in given excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic being addressed in praise as the supporter of earth and worlds; the landscape is envisioned as resting upon a vast, steady foundation, with the Revā region implied as a sanctified platform.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Kacchapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred landscape is sustained by cosmic guardians; recognizing their role deepens reverence for tīrthas and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa sacred region linked to Kacchapa’s support is being praised as a place stabilized by merit (puṇya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it is a stuti (praise) establishing theological context for the forthcoming request.