Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सुपर्णकुण्डे तत्रैव स्नात्वा तां पूजयेन्नरः । विप्रेभ्यो भोजनं दद्यान्नापद्भिर्म्रियते नरः । जीववत्सा भवेन्नारी आत्मजैश्चाप्यलंकृता

Transliteration

suparṇakuṇḍe tatraiva snātvā tāṃ pūjayennaraḥ | viprebhyo bhojanaṃ dadyānnāpadbhirmriyate naraḥ | jīvavatsā bhavennārī ātmajaiścāpyalaṃkṛtā

Translation

هناك بعينه، عند سوبَرْنَكُونْدَ، إذا اغتسل الرجل فليعبدها وليُطعِم البراهمة. فلا يموت ذلك الرجل بسبب النوازل؛ وتُبارَك المرأة بأولادٍ أحياء، وتُزَيَّن كذلك بالبنين.

Word by Word

• suparṇa-kuṇḍe: in the Suparṇa-pond
• suparṇa-kuṇḍe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suparṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'सुपर्णस्य कुण्डम्'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) = locative adverb; 'there'

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); 'having bathed'

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; 'her/that (f.)'

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'should worship'

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता

• viprebhyaḥ: to Brahmins
• viprebhyaḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन; 'to the Brahmins'

• bhojanam: food; a meal
• bhojanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; दानस्य कर्म

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'should give'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध) = negation particle

• āpadbhiḥ: by calamities
• āpadbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āpad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; 'by calamities/dangers'

• mriyate: dies
• mriyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'dies'

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता

• jīva-vatsā: having a living child
• jīva-vatsā: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jīva (प्रातिपदिक) + vatsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: 'जीवो वत्सो यस्याः सा' (having a living calf/child); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (नारी)

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'should become/would be'

• nārī: a woman
• nārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता

• ātmajaiḥ: by children
• ātmajaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; 'by sons/children'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) = conjunction; 'and'

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्भावना/समुच्चय) = particle; 'also/even'

• alaṃkṛtā: adorned
• alaṃkṛtā: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: alaṃ-√kṛ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'adorned'

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Suparṇakuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at a lotus-edged sacred pond (Suparṇakuṇḍa) completes a ritual bath, then offers flowers and lamp to a goddess shrine nearby, while brāhmaṇas are seated for a respectful meal; the atmosphere conveys protection and family-blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Suparṇakuṇḍa
• Suparṇelā (Bhairavī)
• Brāhmaṇas (Vipras)
• Āpad (calamity)
• Putra/Ātmaja (children)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-sevā is completed by snāna, pūjā, and dāna—purification joined with compassionate giving yields protection and well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Suparṇakuṇḍa associated with Suparṇelā Bhairavī in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe at Suparṇakuṇḍa, worship the Goddess, and offer meals to brāhmaṇas (vipra-bhojana/annadāna).