Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

यत्र ताः कुंडिकास्त्यक्तास्तत्तीर्थं कुण्डिकाह्वयम् । सर्वपापहरं पुंसां दृष्टाऽदृष्टफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

yatra tāḥ kuṃḍikāstyaktāstattīrthaṃ kuṇḍikāhvayam | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṃsāṃ dṛṣṭā'dṛṣṭaphalapradam

Translation

Wo jene Wasserkrüge zurückgelassen wurden, wurde dieser Ort zu einer heiligen Tīrtha namens Kuṇḍikā. Sie tilgt alle Sünden der Menschen und verleiht Früchte, die in diesem Leben sichtbar und im Jenseits unsichtbar sind.

Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; स्थानवाचक (where)

• tāḥ: those
• tāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम् (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• kuṃḍikāḥ: water-pots
• kuṃḍikāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṃḍikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम् (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• tyaktāḥ: abandoned
• tyaktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tyakta (कृदन्त; tyaj धातु से क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम् (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• tīrtham: holy place
• tīrtham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• kuṇḍikā-āhvayam: called ‘Kuṇḍikā’
• kuṇḍikā-āhvayam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṇḍikā + āhvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• sarva-pāpa-haram: removing all sins
• sarva-pāpa-haram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• puṃsām: of men/people
• puṃsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pumān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• dṛṣṭa-adṛṣṭa-phala-pradam: granting seen and unseen fruits
• dṛṣṭa-adṛṣṭa-phala-pradam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛṣṭa + adṛṣṭa + phala + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuṇḍikā-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene coastal sacred ford named Kuṇḍikā, with abandoned water-pots on the sand/riverbank; pilgrims approach with folded hands as a subtle aura marks the tīrtha’s power to cleanse sin.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṇḍikā Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are remembered through acts of renunciation and devotion, and tīrthas are praised as powerful means of purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kuṇḍikā Tīrtha, explicitly named and praised as a remover of all sins.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the verse promises tīrtha-phala—seen and unseen benefits—through connection with Kuṇḍikā Tīrtha.