Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

खादिरामोदमासाद्य तत्रस्था वीक्ष्य सागरम् । गन्तुं प्रवृत्ता तं वह्निमादाय सुरसुन्दरि

Transliteration

khādirāmodamāsādya tatrasthā vīkṣya sāgaram | gantuṃ pravṛttā taṃ vahnimādāya surasundari

Translation

ولما بلغت خاديرامودا ووقفت هناك، نظرت إلى المحيط؛ ثم، يا حسناء السورَة، حملت ذلك النار معها وانطلقت لتتابع المسير.

Word by Word

• खादिरामोदम्: the fragrance of khadira
• खादिरामोदम्: Karma (Object of ‘reaching’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खादिर-आमोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: खादिरस्य आमोदः (fragrance of khadira)

• आसाद्य: having reached/approached
• आसाद्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ- सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक; धातु: आ- सद् ‘to reach/approach’

• तत्रस्था: standing there
• तत्रस्था: Karta (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्र-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; समास: तत्र स्थिताः (standing there)

• वीक्ष्य: having looked at
• वीक्ष्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक; धातु: वि-ईक्ष् ‘to behold’

• सागरम्: the ocean
• सागरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose infinitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), अव्ययभाव; धातु: गम् ‘to go’

• प्रवृत्ता: set out, began
• प्रवृत्ता: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- वृत्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातु: प्र- वृत्त् ‘to set forth/engage’

• तम्: that
• तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• वह्निम्: fire
• वह्निम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक; धातु: आ-दा ‘to take’

• सुरसुन्दरि: O celestial beauty
• सुरसुन्दरि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समास: सुराणां सुन्दरी (O celestial beauty)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Khādirāmoda

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed ‘surasundari’ within the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sarasvatī reaches a khadira-grove fragrant with resin; she stands at a dune/rock ledge gazing at the vast ocean, holding a contained flame (vāḍava) like a glowing orb, preparing to depart.

Characters & Entities

• Khādirāmoda
• Sāgara (ocean)
• Vahni (fire)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine action links mountain, tīrtha, and ocean into one sacred circuit—showing pilgrimage as a connected spiritual geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Khādirāmoda is referenced again as a significant station before approaching the oceanic sacred zone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse narrates the transport of a powerful fire toward the sea.