Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

सिद्धं रसायनं देवि तत्र वै ह्युदकं प्रिये । नानावर्णसमायुक्तमुपदेशेन सिद्ध्यति

Transliteration

siddhaṃ rasāyanaṃ devi tatra vai hyudakaṃ priye | nānāvarṇasamāyuktamupadeśena siddhyati

Translation

Ô Déesse bien-aimée, l’eau de ce lieu est véritablement un rasāyana, un élixir accompli. Parée de multiples teintes, elle devient efficace grâce à l’enseignement juste (upadeśa).

Word by Word

• siddham: perfected, accomplished
• siddham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sidh (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृतप्रत्ययान्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण

• rasāyanam: elixir, alchemical remedy
• rasāyanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasāyana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• hi: for, indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ-निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• udakam: water
• udakam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• priye: O beloved
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• nānā-varṇa-samāyuktam: endowed with many colors/varieties
• nānā-varṇa-samāyuktam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā+varṇa+samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक; नाना + वर्ण + समा-युक्त)
• Form: कृतप्रत्ययान्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; √yuj + kta with upasarga समा-), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण

• upadeśena: by instruction
• upadeśena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upadeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• siddhyati: is accomplished, becomes perfected
• siddhyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sidh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; addressing Devī/priye)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: (Unnamed) Prabhāsa tīrtha-jala described as siddha-rasāyana

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Mahādevī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close view of a sacred pond whose water shimmers in multiple hues—blue-green-gold—while a teacher figure instructs a devotee on proper use; the water is depicted as a living elixir with subtle radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Rasāyana
• Udaka
• Upadeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-water is not merely physical; its ‘power’ is linked to sanctity, right method, and guided tradition (upadeśa).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The water of the praised kuṇḍa at Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within the Brahmakuṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Using/approaching the tīrtha-water with proper instruction (upadeśa), implying correct ritual method.