Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

प्रसाद्य लोककर्तारं ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् । कमण्डलोर्ब्रह्मणश्च समानीता सरस्वती

Transliteration

prasādya lokakartāraṃ brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam | kamaṇḍalorbrahmaṇaśca samānītā sarasvatī

Translation

Après avoir satisfait Brahmā—créateur des mondes, Seigneur suprême (Parameṣṭhin)—Sarasvatī fut amenée depuis le kamaṇḍalu, le vase d’eau de Brahmā.

Word by Word

• प्रसाद्य: having propitiated / having pleased
• प्रसाद्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रसादय् (धातु √सद् caus. / प्रसादयति)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः; पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having done first)

• लोककर्तारम्: the creator of the worlds
• लोककर्तारम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकानां कर्ता)

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिनम्: the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• परमेष्ठिनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः विशेषण-रूपेण

• कमण्डलोः: of the two water-pots
• कमण्डलोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमण्डलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• समानीता: was brought/was carried
• समानीता: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-नी (धातु √नी)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि-प्रत्ययः: क्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (having been brought)

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarasvatī (manifestation motif)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, serene and four-faced, holds a kamaṇḍalu; from it arises a luminous stream personified as Sarasvatī, with lotuses and swans, while sages witness the manifestation.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Parameṣṭhin
• Sarasvatī
• kamaṇḍalu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred waters arise through divine grace: propitiation of cosmic authority (Brahmā) results in tīrtha-manifestation (Sarasvatī).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha-water associated with Sarasvatī’s presence, connected to the well and Śiva sites described in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Propitiation (prasādana) of Brahmā as the enabling act for bringing sacred water into the place.