Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

एतज्जलाशयं पुण्यं त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । रामतीर्थमिति ख्यातं मत्प्रसादाद्भविष्यति

Transliteration

etajjalāśayaṃ puṇyaṃ trailokye sacarācare | rāmatīrthamiti khyātaṃ matprasādādbhaviṣyati

Translation

“This sacred water-reservoir will become renowned throughout the three worlds, with all that moves and does not move, as ‘Rāmatīrtha’—by my grace.”

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative adjective)

• jalāśayam: water-reservoir, lake
• jalāśayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jalāśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—जल + आशय (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• puṇyam: holy, meritorious
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• trailokye: in the three worlds
• trailokye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trailokya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—त्रि + लोक (द्विगु)

• sa-carācare: with all moving and unmoving beings
• sa-carācare: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-carācara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—स + चर + अचर (कर्मधारय; ‘with moving and unmoving’)

• rāma-tīrtham: Rāma’s sacred ford (Rāmatīrtha)
• rāma-tīrtham: Pratijñā/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—रामस्य तीर्थम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• iti: thus, as
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग (quotative particle)

• khyātam: known, famed
• khyātam: Pratijñā/Predicate adjective (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (धातु) → khyāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—‘called/known’

• mat-prasādāt: from my grace
• mat-prasādāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—मत् + प्रसाद (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘my grace’)

• bhaviṣyati: will become / will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmatīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva gestures toward a shining pond/kund; the waters glow as if blessed; celestial beings scatter flowers; the name ‘Rāmatīrtha’ is implied as a divine proclamation.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Rāmatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes spiritually potent and universally celebrated through divine sanction and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmatīrtha, identified as a sacred jalāśaya (holy water-reservoir).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit tīrtha practice is suggested (approaching/bathing), though no specific rite is stated in this verse.