Shloka 40

कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī

Devanagari script

एषा पुण्यजला शक्र कृता मुनिभिरेव तु

Transliteration

eṣā puṇyajalā śakra kṛtā munibhir eva tu

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : « Voici une eau sacrée, porteuse de mérite, ô Śakra ; elle fut véritablement façonnée par les sages eux-mêmes. »

Word by Word

• एषा: this (she/this one)
• एषा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुण्यजला: having holy water / holy-watered
• पुण्यजला: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य-जल
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्र: O Śakra (Indra)
• शक्र: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कृता: made, created
• कृता: Karta
• Type: Participle
• Root: कृ (क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śakra (Indra)
• muni (sages)
• puṇyajalā (a sacred water-body/tīrtha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the sanctifying power attributed to tīrthas and sacred waters, grounding their authority in the spiritual accomplishment of sages—suggesting that holiness is established through disciplined ascetic practice and dharmic intent rather than mere geography.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana identifies a particular sacred water-body and explains its origin: it is a holy place whose waters confer merit, and it was created by sages; he addresses Śakra (Indra) as part of the ongoing narration.