Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

ततः सौभाग्यकूपीं तां दृष्ट्वा कामविनिर्मिताम् । तथा स्नानं विधायाथ पश्यन्खंडशिलां च ताम्

Transliteration

tataḥ saubhāgyakūpīṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kāmavinirmitām | tathā snānaṃ vidhāyātha paśyankhaṃḍaśilāṃ ca tām

Translation

Puis, voyant cette Saubhāgyakūpī, façonnée par Kāma, il y accomplit pareillement le bain rituel et contempla aussi la Khaṇḍa-śilā toute proche.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; “then”

• सौभाग्यकूपीम्: the Saubhāgya-kūpī
• सौभाग्यकूपीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य + कूपी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सौभाग्यस्य कूपी’ (name)

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): “having seen”

• कामविनिर्मिताम्: constructed by Kāma(deva)
• कामविनिर्मिताम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + वि + निर्मित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies सौभाग्यकूपीम्); तत्पुरुषः: ‘कामेन विनिर्मिता’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; “thus/likewise”

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विधाय: having performed
• विधाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): “having performed/arranged”

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमण/आरम्भसूचक (then/thereafter)

• पश्यन्: seeing
• पश्यन्: Karta (Agent-participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्य्/दृश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; “seeing”

• खण्डशिलाम्: the fragment-stone
• खण्डशिलाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘खण्डा शिला’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from continued narration in Adhyāya 133)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saubhāgyakūpī / Saubhāgya-kūpikā

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim pauses to ‘behold’ the Saubhāgya well, acknowledging its Kāma-made origin, bathes, then turns toward a sanctified stone (Khaṇḍaśilā) adorned with garlands and lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Saubhāgyakūpī
• Kāmadeva
• Khandaśilā
• Snāna (bathing)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is presented as a sacred sequence—moving from one consecrated spot to another—where snāna and darśana together cultivate purity and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saubhāgyakūpī, a named sacred well attributed to Kāmadeva, along with the associated site Khandaśilā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at Saubhāgyakūpī, combined with darśana (seeing/visiting) of Khandaśilā.