Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

सरांसि च सपद्मानि मनोज्ञसलिलानि च । कुमुदैः पुण्डरीकैश्च तथा रोचनकोत्पलैः

Transliteration

sarāṃsi ca sapadmāni manojñasalilāni ca | kumudaiḥ puṇḍarīkaiśca tathā rocanakotpalaiḥ

Translation

Il y avait des lacs aux lotus, dont les eaux charmaient le regard ; ils étaient ornés de nénuphars kumuda, de lotus blancs puṇḍarīka, et de lumineux nénuphars rocanaka.

Word by Word

• सरांसि: lakes/ponds
• सरांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• सपद्मानि: with lotuses
• सपद्मानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सपद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुष (पद्मैः सह), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘with-lotuses’, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural

• मनोज्ञसलिलानि: having delightful water
• मनोज्ञसलिलानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोज्ञसलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (मनोज्ञं सलिलं यस्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• कुमुदैः: by/with kumuda lotuses
• कुमुदैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• पुण्डरीकैः: by/with puṇḍarīka (white lotuses)
• पुण्डरीकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक; adverb ‘thus/also’

• रोचनकोत्पलैः: by/with rocanaka-utpala lotuses
• रोचनकोत्पलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोचनक + उत्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (रोचनकं उत्पलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra sarāṃsi (sacred lakes of Prabhāsa)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred lake-complex in Prabhāsa filled with charming clear water; broad lotus-leaves and blossoms—kumuda, white puṇḍarīka, and radiant blue rocanaka-utpala—forming a luminous floral carpet.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsakṣetra
• sarāṃsi
• padma
• kumuda
• puṇḍarīka
• utpala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s purity is mirrored in its clear waters and lotus-filled lakes—symbols of inner cleanliness and dhārmic merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, praised for its beautiful, sanctifying waters.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here, though such descriptions commonly support the implied practice of tīrtha-snān (holy bathing).