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

Nhờ Ngài mà toàn thể địa cầu được nâng đỡ, và mọi cõi thế gian—hữu động và vô động—cũng vậy. Do bản tính phúc thiện thanh tịnh của Ngài, ôi bậc đại trí, Ngài an trụ vững bền tại nơi ấy.

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.