Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । सीताकुण्डं प्रयाहींद्र गंधमादनपर्वते । सीताकुण्डस्य तीरे त्वं इष्ट्वा यागैः सदाशिवम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | sītākuṇḍaṃ prayāhīṃdra gaṃdhamādanaparvate | sītākuṇḍasya tīre tvaṃ iṣṭvā yāgaiḥ sadāśivam

Translation

Brahmā dit : «Ô Indra, rends-toi à Sītākuṇḍa sur le mont Gandhamādana. Sur la rive de Sītākuṇḍa, vénère Sadāśiva par des rites sacrificiels».

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (उवाच इत्यस्य कर्ता)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु; वचने)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सीताकुण्डम्: Sītā-kuṇḍa
• सीताकुण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता-कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘सीतायाः कुण्डम्’ (name of a sacred pond)

• प्रयाहि: go forth
• प्रयाहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √या (धातु; गत्यर्थ)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग ‘प्र’

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• गन्धमादनपर्वते: on/at Mount Gandhamādana
• गन्धमादनपर्वते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन-पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘गन्धमादनः पर्वतः’ (proper name)

• सीताकुण्डस्य: of Sītā-kuṇḍa
• सीताकुण्डस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता-कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘सीतायाः कुण्डम्’

• तीरे: on the bank
• तीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• इष्ट्वा: having worshipped
• इष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (धातु; देवपूजासंगतिकरणदानेषु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having done first)

• यागैः: with sacrifices/rites
• यागैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सदाशिवम्: Sadāśiva (Śiva)
• सदाशिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा-शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘सदा शिवः’ (ever-auspicious; name of Śiva)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sītākuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprendra-s

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā instructs Indra to journey to Gandhamādana and worship Sadāśiva on the bank of Sītākuṇḍa; the scene shifts from cosmic court to a fragrant, high mountain lake setting.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Indra
• Sītākuṇḍa
• Gandhamādana Parvata
• Sadāśiva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is attained through sacred geography joined with devotion—pilgrimage and Śiva-worship as dharmic remedy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sītākuṇḍa, located on Mount Gandhamādana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Go to Sītākuṇḍa and worship Sadāśiva with yāgas (ritual offerings/sacrificial worship) on its bank.