Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्मादुत्तरदिग्भागे नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितम् । यत्र चन्द्रोदकं देवि जरादारिद्र्यनाशनम्

Transliteration

tasmāduttaradigbhāge nātidūre vyavasthitam | yatra candrodakaṃ devi jarādāridryanāśanam

Translation

Desde allí, hacia el norte, no muy lejos, está el lugar donde se halla el Candrodaka, el “agua de la Luna”, oh Diosa, destructora de la vejez y la pobreza.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: from there
• tasmāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-प्रयोग (ablatival adverb)

• uttaradigbhāge: in the northern region
• uttaradigbhāge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara-dik-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• atidūre: too far away
• atidūre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati-dūra (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्गसमास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/अव्ययीभाववत्; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक (locative: at too great a distance)

• vyavasthitam: situated
• vyavasthitam: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ava-sthā (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; स्थित/स्थितम् (situated)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक सम्बन्ध (relative adverb: where)

• candrodakam: moon-water
• candrodakam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra-udaka (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• jarādāridryanāśanam: destroying old age and poverty
• jarādāridryanāśanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jarā-dāridrya-nāśana (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (destroyer of old age and poverty)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara) (continued context from previous verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candrodaka

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moonlit northern path from the main Prabhāsa precinct leads to a small luminous water-body; the water gleams like liquid moonlight while pilgrims approach with lamps and folded hands.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśvara)
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Candrodaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine tīrtha-waters are portrayed as channels of grace that relieve both bodily decline and worldly hardship when approached with faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Candrodaka, a sacred water-source/tīrtha located north of the previously mentioned spot near Candrasaras/Indrasthāna.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied use of the tīrtha-water (snāna/pāna as customary), though the verse chiefly states its location and phala (benefit).