Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अस्मिञ्जलेऽमृतं भूरि पतितं पिबतां हि नः । तत्पिबस्व निशानाथ सर्वमेतज्जलाशयम्

Transliteration

asmiñjale'mṛtaṃ bhūri patitaṃ pibatāṃ hi naḥ | tatpibasva niśānātha sarvametajjalāśayam

Translation

Dans cette eau est tombé un abondant nectar d’amṛta — laisse-nous en boire. Aussi, ô Seigneur de la Nuit, bois entièrement ce réservoir d’eau.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in this)

• जले: in the water
• जले: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in water)

• अमृतम्: nectar/ambrosia
• अमृतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• भूरि: in abundance
• भूरि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूरि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय; adverb (abundantly/much)

• पतितम्: has fallen
• पतितम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past participle (fallen)

• पिबताम्: let (them) drink
• पिबताम्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Imperative 3rd plural (let them drink)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; emphatic particle

• नः: for us
• नः: Sampradāna (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive/Dative enclitic (of us/to us)

• तत्: that (nectar)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (that)

• पिब: drink
• पिब: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative 2nd singular (drink)

• स्व: indeed / please
• स्व: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्व (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; enclitic with imperative (please/indeed)

• निशानाथ: O lord of the night
• निशानाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशानाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (निशायाः नाथः)

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (entire)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (this)

• जलाशयम्: water-reservoir/pond
• जलाशयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल-आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जलस्य आशयः)

Speaker

Tridaśas (Devas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra jalāśaya (unnamed reservoir in narrative)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night at a sacred reservoir in Prabhāsa; attendants/voices urge the Moon (Niśānātha) to drink the entire lake because nectar has fallen into it; shimmering water under moonlight, sense of cosmic marvel.

Characters & Entities

• Candra (Moon)
• Tridaśa (Devas)
• Amṛta
• Jalāśaya (sacred reservoir)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred waters are portrayed as carriers of divine vitality (amṛta), restoring and sanctifying those who partake.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A jalāśaya (sacred reservoir) in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as amṛta-touched.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Drinking (pāna) of the amṛta-associated water is suggested as the immediate act.