Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तत्कुण्डतोयमद्यापि नानावर्णं प्रदृश्यते । तत्राधः पद्मसंयोगान्नीरं स्वर्णायते क्षणात्

Transliteration

tatkuṇḍatoyamadyāpi nānāvarṇaṃ pradṛśyate | tatrādhaḥ padmasaṃyogānnīraṃ svarṇāyate kṣaṇāt

Translation

Aujourd’hui encore, l’eau de ce bassin sacré apparaît de multiples couleurs. Là, au contact du lit de lotus en dessous, l’eau devient dorée en un instant.

Word by Word

• tatkuṇḍatoyam: the water of that pond
• tatkuṇḍatoyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad-kuṇḍa-toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—तस्य कुण्डस्य तोयम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः, बहुपद)

• adyāpi: even today/still
• adyāpi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya-api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/सन्ध्यव्यय; अव्यय (adverb) अर्थे—अद्य अपि (even today/still)

• nānāvarṇam: many-colored/variegated
• nānāvarṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā-varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय—नानाविधः वर्णः यस्य (variegated)

• pradṛśyate: is seen/appears
• pradṛśyate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is seen/appears)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• adhaḥ: below
• adhaḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) अर्थे—अधस्तात् (below)

• padmasaṃyogāt: from contact with lotuses
• padmasaṃyogāt: Apādāna (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma-saṃyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; समासः—पद्मस्य संयोगः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• nīram: water
• nīram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• svarṇāyate: turns golden/becomes like gold
• svarṇāyate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: svarṇa-√i (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; नामधातु (denominative) — "स्वर्णवत् भवति"

• kṣaṇāt: in a moment/instantly
• kṣaṇāt: Apādāna (Temporal source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; काल-अपादान (from a moment/instantly)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close view of Brahmakuṇḍa: water shimmering in many colors; beneath the surface a lotus-bed causes the water to flash gold instantly, as if sunlight is born from within.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmakuṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity is revealed through auspicious signs—here, the many-hued, golden-tinged water signifies extraordinary sacred power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahmakuṇḍa in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, celebrated within the Hiraṇyeśvara Māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it describes the sacred tank’s wondrous water as part of the site’s māhātmya.