Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा तु रेवतीकुंडं प्रदद्यात्फलमुत्तमम् । पुत्रिणी ऋद्धिसंपन्ना सुभगा जायते सती

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā tu revatīkuṃḍaṃ pradadyātphalamuttamam | putriṇī ṛddhisaṃpannā subhagā jāyate satī

Translation

Mais en voyant le Revatī-kuṇḍa, on reçoit le fruit suprême : la femme vertueuse est bénie d’enfants, comblée de prospérité et favorisée par la bonne fortune.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having seen’

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे ‘but/indeed’

• रेवतीकुंडम्: the Revatī pond
• रेवतीकुंडम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (Revatī’s pond)

• प्रदद्यात्: would bestow
• प्रदद्यात्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘would give/bestow’

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent; best
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘फलम्’)

• पुत्रिणी: having children (a son)
• पुत्रिणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; ‘having a son/children’

• ऋद्धिसंपन्ना: endowed with prosperity
• ऋद्धिसंपन्ना: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋद्धि + सम्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः ‘endowed with prosperity’

• सुभगा: fortunate; auspicious
• सुभगा: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘very fortunate/beautiful’

• जायते: is born; becomes
• जायते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘is born/becomes’

• सती: a virtuous woman
• सती: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्/सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गुणवाचक-नाम (virtuous woman)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revatī-kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene sacred pond (kuṇḍa) with steps, lotuses, and a small shrine; women devotees approach for darśana, carrying flowers and lamps, seeking blessings of children and prosperity.

Characters & Entities

• Revatī-kuṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of a sacred tīrtha is itself transformative; the Purāṇa frames holy geography as a giver of tangible and spiritual blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revatī-kuṇḍa, a sacred pond within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra/Prabhāsa sacred complex.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act emphasized is darśana (seeing/visiting) Revatī-kuṇḍa; no additional rite is specified in this verse.