Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततः साध्वी परं हृष्टा अत्र क्षेत्रे सरोवरम् । चकार सुमहत्पुण्यं तीर्थोदैः परिपूरितम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sādhvī paraṃ hṛṣṭā atra kṣetre sarovaram | cakāra sumahatpuṇyaṃ tīrthodaiḥ paripūritam

Translation

Dann schuf jene tugendhafte Frau, von großer Freude erfüllt, in diesem heiligen Gebiet einen gewaltigen, hochverdienstvollen See, angefüllt mit den Wassern der Tīrthas.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘then’

• sādhvī: the virtuous woman
• sādhvī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘साध्वी’ (virtuous woman)

• param: very, exceedingly
• param: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (अत्यर्थे) — ‘exceedingly/very’

• hṛṣṭā: delighted
• hṛṣṭā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √hṛṣ (धातु) ; ‘hṛṣṭa’ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘हृष्टा’ (delighted)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — ‘here’

• kṣetre: in the sacred field/region
• kṣetre: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• sarovaram: a lake
• sarovaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarovara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• cakāra: made, created
• cakāra: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sumahatpuṇyam: very great and holy
• sumahatpuṇyam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su- (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + mahat (प्रातिपदिक) + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (सरovarम्) — ‘सुमहत्’ (very great) + ‘पुण्य’ (holy)

• tīrthodaiḥ: with sacred waters
• tīrthodaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण — ‘तीर्थ-उदक’ (water of sacred fords)

• paripūritam: completely filled
• paripūritam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari- (उपसर्ग) + √pṝ (धातु, पूरणे) ; ‘pūrita’ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (सरovarम्) — ‘परिपूरितम्’ (completely filled)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ahalyā-saras (Ahalyā’s lake)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ahalyā, radiant and joyful, gestures as a vast lake manifests in the sacred field; streams symbolically representing many tīrthas pour into it, while sages and devas witness the consecration.

Characters & Entities

• Ahalyā
• Ahalyāsaras
• Tīrtha-waters

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purified intent expresses itself as loka-hita—creating a tīrtha that benefits others becomes a highly meritorious act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ahalyāsaras, the sacred lake created in the kṣetra and filled with tīrtha-waters.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct injunction; it establishes the tīrtha’s sanctity by describing its creation and sacred composition.