Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 135

Devanagari script

यैर्गत्वा स्थलके संध्या सावित्र्याः समुपासिता । स्वपत्न्याश्चैव हस्तेन पांडुकूपजलेन च

Transliteration

yairgatvā sthalake saṃdhyā sāvitryāḥ samupāsitā | svapatnyāścaiva hastena pāṃḍukūpajalena ca

Translation

Ceux qui se rendent en ce lieu et accomplissent l’adoration de la Sandhyā envers Sāvitrī, en utilisant de leurs propres mains l’eau puisée au puits Pāṇḍu-kūpa, avec leur épouse, ont véritablement accompli la Sandhyā prescrite en ce saint endroit.

Word by Word

• यैः: by whom
• यैः: Kartr-karana (Agent; ‘by whom’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• स्थलके: at the spot/place
• स्थलके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संध्या: the twilight-prayer (Sandhyā)
• संध्या: Karma/Karta (Object of upāsita; in passive becomes subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सावित्र्याः: of Sāvitrī
• सावित्र्याः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समुपासिता: was duly worshipped
• समुपासिता: Kriya (Result state; ‘worshipped’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे

• स्वपत्न्याः: of one’s own wife
• स्वपत्न्याः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक; स्व + पत्नी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (स्वा पत्नी)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• हस्तेन: with the hand
• हस्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पाण्डुकूपजलेन: with water from the Pāṇḍu-well
• पाण्डुकूपजलेन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु-कूप-जल (प्रातिपदिक; पाण्डु + कूप + जल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पाण्डुकूपस्य जलम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara) (contextual attribution within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pāṇḍu-kūpa (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A couple at a sacred well within Prabhāsa: the husband draws water with cupped hands or a small vessel; both face the sun at twilight, performing sandhyā with calm concentration; the well is labeled Pāṇḍu-kūpa in a traditional plaque motif.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Sandhyā
• Pāṇḍu-kūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography intensifies daily dharma: performing Sandhyā with Sāvitrī at a tīrtha becomes especially meritorious when done with purity and proper conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pāṇḍu-kūpa (Pāṇḍu’s well) within Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Sandhyā-upāsanā of Sāvitrī using Pāṇḍu-kūpa water, ideally as a gṛhastha together with one’s wife.