Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तस्य तीर्थस्य पुण्यस्य क्षीरकुण्डमिति प्रथाम् । भवतां सादरं वक्ष्ये शृणुध्वं श्रद्धया सह

Transliteration

tasya tīrthasya puṇyasya kṣīrakuṇḍamiti prathām | bhavatāṃ sādaraṃ vakṣye śṛṇudhvaṃ śraddhayā saha

Translation

Nun will ich euch ehrerbietig die berühmte Überlieferung jenes heiligen und verdienstvollen Tīrtha darlegen, das als „Kṣīrakuṇḍa“ bekannt ist. Hört mit Glauben zu.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तीर्थस्य: of the sacred ford/pilgrimage-place
• तीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• पुण्यस्य: holy/meritorious
• पुण्यस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; विशेषण (तीर्थस्य)

• क्षीरकुण्डम्: Kṣīrakuṇḍa
• क्षीरकुण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीरकुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (क्षीरस्य कुण्डम्)

• इति: thus/“called”
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• प्रथाम्: the renown/name-tradition
• प्रथाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• भवताम्: of you (honored ones)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific)

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वक्ष्ये: I shall tell
• वक्ष्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणुध्वम्: listen (you all)
• शृणुध्वम्: Karta (Addressee/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition: with)

Speaker

Narrator of the Setukhaṇḍa (deduced: Skanda speaking within Setu Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṣīrakuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of dvija-s / seekers

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-narrator seated in a simple āśrama setting, addressing attentive dvija listeners; behind them, a symbolic depiction of the milk-white kuṇḍa and the sea, indicating the story’s locus.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣīrakuṇḍa
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śraddhā (faithful attention) is presented as the right vessel for receiving tīrtha-māhātmya, which itself generates devotion and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha known as Kṣīrakuṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The instruction is śravaṇa (devout listening) to the māhātmya; no external rite is specified in this verse.