Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तत्रैवामृतकुण्डं तु कलाकुण्डं तु तत्स्मृतम् । तत्र स्नात्वा तु चंद्रेशं यो नरः पूजयिष्यति

Transliteration

tatraivāmṛtakuṇḍaṃ tu kalākuṇḍaṃ tu tatsmṛtam | tatra snātvā tu caṃdreśaṃ yo naraḥ pūjayiṣyati

Translation

वहीं अमृतकुण्ड है, जो कलाकुण्ड के नाम से भी स्मरण किया जाता है। वहाँ स्नान करके जो पुरुष चन्द्रेश (चन्द्रेश्वर) की पूजा करेगा…

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Discourse particle (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपातः (emphasis)

• amṛta-kuṇḍam: the Amṛta pond
• amṛta-kuṇḍam: Karta/Viṣaya (Topic/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषप्रायः (‘अमृतं यत्र’/‘अमृतस्य कुण्डम्’) तीर्थनाम

• tu: and; indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः

• kalā-kuṇḍam: the Kalā pond
• kalā-kuṇḍam: Karta/Viṣaya (Topic/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषप्रायः; तीर्थनाम

• tu: and; indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः

• tat: that
• tat: Karta/Viṣaya (Topic/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• smṛtam: is called; is known
• smṛtam: Predicate (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smṛta (प्रातिपदिक; √smṛ स्मृ स्मरणे-कर्मणि क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘कथितम्/प्रसिद्धम्’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (स्ना स्नाने)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive) ‘स्नात्वा’ = having bathed

• tu: then; indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः

• caṃdreśam: Candreśa (Lord of the Moon)
• caṃdreśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdreśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘चन्द्रस्य ईशः’) देवताविशेषः

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• naraḥ: a man; person
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pūjayiṣyati: will worship
• pūjayiṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूजँ पूजायाम्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amṛta-kuṇḍa (Kalā-kuṇḍa)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred pond with steps (ghāṭa), pilgrims bathing; nearby a small shrine of Candreśvara with a moon emblem; the water glows as ‘amṛta’, with lotus clusters and gentle ripples.

Characters & Entities

• Amṛtakuṇḍa
• Kalākuṇḍa
• Candreśvara (Candreśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snāna followed by deity worship is a complete purificatory act praised in Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amṛtakuṇḍa/Kalākuṇḍa at Prabhāsakṣetra, connected with Candreśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe in Kalākuṇḍa (Amṛtakuṇḍa) and then worship Candreśvara.