Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ममाग्रे यो ह्रदः पुण्यः सुनिर्मलजलान्वितः । माघमासे सिते पक्ष एकादश्यां समाहितः

Transliteration

mamāgre yo hradaḥ puṇyaḥ sunirmalajalānvitaḥ | māghamāse site pakṣa ekādaśyāṃ samāhitaḥ

Translation

Devant moi se trouve un lac sacré, empli d’eaux parfaitement limpides. Quiconque, l’esprit recueilli, s’y baigne le jour d’Ekādaśī de la quinzaine claire du mois de Māgha—

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचनम्; षष्ठी (6th case)

• अग्रे: in front (of)
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; सप्तमी (7th case)

• यः: which (he/that)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; प्रथमा (1st case)

• ह्रदः: lake, pond
• ह्रदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; प्रथमा (1st case)

• पुण्यः: holy
• पुण्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; प्रथमा (1st case); विशेषणम् (ह्रदः)

• सुनिर्मलजलान्वितः: endowed with very pure water
• सुनिर्मलजलान्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + निर्मल + जल + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; प्रथमा (1st case); विशेषणम् (ह्रदः); समासः: (सुनिर्मलजल) + अन्वित (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः)

• माघमासे: in the month of Māgha
• माघमासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघमास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; सप्तमी (7th case); समासः: माघ + मास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• सिते: in the bright (fortnight)
• सिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; सप्तमी (7th case); विशेषणम् (पक्षे)

• पक्षे: fortnight
• पक्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; सप्तमी (7th case)

• एकादश्याम्: on the eleventh lunar day
• एकादश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; सप्तमी (7th case)

• समाहितः: composed, concentrated
• समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+√धा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; प्रथमा (1st case); भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

Govinda (Viṣṇu), as reported by Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Punya-hṛda on Arbuda (sunirmala-jala-hṛda)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A crystal-clear sacred lake glistens at the foot/forecourt of Hari’s presence on Arbuda; a devotee approaches at dawn of Māgha śukla Ekādaśī with folded hands, mind composed, preparing for ritual bath.

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Māgha
• Ekādaśī
• hrada (sacred lake)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography and sacred time unite: a pure mind on an auspicious day at a holy place yields exceptional merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A holy lake associated with Vārāha Tīrtha, within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa section of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) on the bright-half Ekādaśī in Māgha, performed with mental concentration (samāhita).