Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

कुमारेश्वरनामैतत्पूजितं वै सुरासुरैः । तस्याग्रतः कुमारस्य कूपस्तिष्ठति भामिनि

Transliteration

kumāreśvaranāmaitatpūjitaṃ vai surāsuraiḥ | tasyāgrataḥ kumārasya kūpastiṣṭhati bhāmini

Translation

Ce liṅga porte le nom de Kumāreśvara et il est, en vérité, vénéré par les dieux comme par les asuras. Devant ce Kumāra, ô belle dame, se tient là un puits.

Word by Word

• कुमारेश्वरनाम: named Kumāreśvara
• कुमारेश्वरनाम: Visheshya (Predicate nominative/नामधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार-ईश्वर-नाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुमारस्य ईश्वरः) + नाम (नामधेयम्)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Visheshana (Appositive element)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (पूर्वपदसमासे प्रयुक्तम्)

• एतत्: this (thing/place)
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• पूजितम्: worshipped
• पूजितम्: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘एतत्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• सुरासुरैः: by gods and demons
• सुरासुरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (सुराश्च असुराश्च)

• तस्य: of it/of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana (Locative sense/स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निष्पन्न)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कुमारस्य: of Kumāra
• कुमारस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• कूपः: a well
• कूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तिष्ठति: stands/is situated
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भामिनि: O fair lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context; listener addressed as bhāmini/Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: bhāmini/devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shrine tableau: the Kumāreśvara-liṅga revered by both devas and asuras; in the foreground, a stone-lined well stands directly before the sanctum, indicating the pilgrim’s first stop for water and purification.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāreśvara
• Kumāra
• Devas
• Asuras
• Kūpa (sacred well)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is shown through its universally revered deity and its sacred landscape features that support pilgrimage practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumāreśvara at Prabhāsa Kṣetra, including the well located before the shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, worship (pūjā) of Kumāreśvara; the mention of the well prepares for bathing/ritual use described next.