Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

सिद्ध्यर्थं सर्वकामार्थं दिव्यभोगावहं शुभम् । ब्रह्मकुण्डमिति ख्यातं ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं यतः

Transliteration

siddhyarthaṃ sarvakāmārthaṃ divyabhogāvahaṃ śubham | brahmakuṇḍamiti khyātaṃ brahmaṇā nirmitaṃ yataḥ

Translation

De bon augure et dispensant des jouissances divines — pour l’accomplissement spirituel et l’exaucement de tous les désirs légitimes —, il est connu sous le nom de Brahmakuṇḍa, car il fut établi par Brahmā.

Word by Word

• सिद्ध्यर्थम्: for the sake of success
• सिद्ध्यर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सिद्ध्याः अर्थः) — Neuter, Accusative singular

• सर्वकामार्थम्: fulfilling all desires
• सर्वकामार्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां कामानाम् अर्थः) — Neuter, Accusative singular

• दिव्यभोगावहम्: bringing divine enjoyments
• दिव्यभोगावहम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + आ√वह् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (आवह = ‘bringing’) — Neuter, Accusative singular, adjectival

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative singular

• ब्रह्मकुण्डम्: the Brahma-pond (Brahmakunda)
• ब्रह्मकुण्डम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः कुण्डम्) — Neuter, Nominative singular

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय — quotative particle

• ख्यातम्: is known/called
• ख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ख्या (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः — Past passive participle, Neuter nominative singular

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental singular

• निर्मितम्: made/constructed
• निर्मितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + √मा (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि — Past passive participle, Neuter nominative singular

• यतः: because/for which reason
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय — causal indeclinable

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara/Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stepped sacred pond labeled Brahmakuṇḍa, glowing with auspicious light; pilgrims perform snāna and japa while Brahmā’s presence is suggested through lotus, four-faced iconography, and Vedic radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmakuṇḍa
• Brahmā
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred waters are framed as dharmic instruments: they support siddhi (inner accomplishment) and also grant legitimate worldly well-being under divine sanction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahmakuṇḍa in Prabhāsa kṣetra, said to be created by Brahmā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies tīrtha-sevā such as visiting and bathing, but it does not explicitly state snāna or dāna here.