Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

पश्चिमोत्तरदिग्भागे तस्यास्ति जलसंभवा । धन्वंतरिकृता वापी सर्वरोगविनाशिनी

Transliteration

paścimottaradigbhāge tasyāsti jalasaṃbhavā | dhanvaṃtarikṛtā vāpī sarvarogavināśinī

Translation

Dans son quartier nord-ouest se trouve une source d’eau : un puits/étang façonné par Dhanvantari, qui détruit toutes les maladies.

Word by Word

• paścimottara-dig-bhāge: in the north-western quarter-region
• paścimottara-dig-bhāge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + diś (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दिग्भागः = दिशः भागः; पश्चिमोत्तर = पश्चिमस्योत्तरः)

• tasya: of it/that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• jala-saṃbhavā: water-born / arising from water
• jala-saṃbhavā: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जलसम्भवा = जलात् सम्भवा)

• dhanvantari-kṛtā: made by Dhanvantari
• dhanvantari-kṛtā: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanvantari (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (धन्वन्तरिणा कृता)

• vāpī: a well/pond
• vāpī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāpī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarva-roga-vināśinī: destroyer of all diseases
• sarva-roga-vināśinī: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + roga (प्रातिपदिक) + vināśinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वरोगानां विनाशिनी)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanvantari-vāpī

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred pond/well in the northwest of a holy precinct, its waters shimmering with a medicinal aura; pilgrims approach with offerings as the name of Dhanvantari is remembered.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Dhanvantari
• Vāpī (healing well/stepwell)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine compassion manifests as healing geography—sacred waters become instruments of both bodily and spiritual well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Dhanvantari-associated vāpī located in the tīrtha’s northwestern sector, famed for curing diseases.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not explicit; the implication is therapeutic use through respectful approach and bathing/ablution with the vāpī’s water.