Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

पूरयामासुरमृतैर्धर्मपुष्क रिणीं तदा । ततो ह्यमृततीर्थाख्यां लेभे तत्तीर्थमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

pūrayāmāsuramṛtairdharmapuṣka riṇīṃ tadā | tato hyamṛtatīrthākhyāṃ lebhe tattīrthamuttamam

Translation

Da füllten sie die heilige Dharmapuṣkariṇī mit Amṛta. Von jener Zeit an wurde jene erhabene Furt als „Amṛta-tīrtha“ gerühmt, als höchst glückverheißender heiliger Ort.

Word by Word

• पूरयामास: filled (completely)
• पूरयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूरय् (धातु √पॄ/पूरय्, causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्; causative (णिच्) प्रयोग

• अमृतैः: with nectar
• अमृतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• धर्मपुष्करिणीम्: the Dharma-lake (pond)
• धर्मपुष्करिणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्करिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य पुष्करिणी)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from that/thereafter)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-सूचक

• अमृततीर्थाख्याम्: named ‘Amṛta-tīrtha’
• अमृततीर्थाख्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: अमृत-तीर्थ-आख्या (= ‘अमृततीर्थ’ इति नाम्नी)

• लेभे: obtained
• लेभे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु √लभ्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); आत्मनेपदम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• तीर्थम्: holy ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narrative style within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amṛta-tīrtha (Dharmapuṣkariṇī)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas/attendants pour radiant nectar into a lotus-lined temple tank (puṣkariṇī); the water glows like liquid moonlight, while sages witness the naming of Amṛta-tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmapuṣkariṇī
• Amṛta-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes supremely meritorious through divine sanctification; sacred geography preserves that grace through name and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amṛta-tīrtha, identified with the Dharmapuṣkariṇī (a sacred tank) in the Setukhaṇḍa context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies the sanctity of the tīrtha and supports tīrtha-snānā (ritual bathing), though the explicit injunction appears in subsequent verses.