Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता च रुद्रेण जाह्नवी नृपसत्तम । कुण्डान्निर्गत्य सा गंगा सम्मुखं प्रययौ तदा

Transliteration

evamuktā ca rudreṇa jāhnavī nṛpasattama | kuṇḍānnirgatya sā gaṃgā sammukhaṃ prayayau tadā

Translation

Setelah demikian dinasihati oleh Rudra, wahai raja terbaik, Jāhnavī—yakni Gaṅgā—keluar dari kolam suci itu, lalu melangkah maju menghadapnya.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/adverb): ‘एवम्’ = thus

• उक्ता: spoken to / addressed
• उक्ता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with ‘जाह्नवी’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)

• रुद्रेण: by Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental: ‘by Rudra’

• जाह्नवी: Jāhnavī (Ganga)
• जाह्नवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाह्नवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; proper noun (Ganga)

• नृपसत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुषः (नृपाणां सत्तमः)

• कुण्डात्: from the pool
• कुण्डात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन; Ablative: ‘from the pool’

• निर्गत्य: having emerged
• निर्गत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निर् + गम् (धातु) → निर्गत्य (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having come out’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गंगा: Ganga
• गंगा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to ‘सा’

• सम्मुखम्: to the front / face to face
• सम्मुखम्: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (दिशावाचक/adverb of direction): ‘in front/face to face’

• प्रययौ: went forth
• प्रययौ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time): ‘then’

Speaker

Pulastya (narrator) addressing a king (listener implied by vocative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: (Unnamed) Arbuda-kuṇḍa associated with Gaṅgā’s presence

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpasattama (best of kings)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṅgā, addressed by Rudra, rises from a sacred pool and moves straight ahead to meet the approaching Devī; the king is addressed by the narrator.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)
• Kuṇḍa (sacred pool)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine instruction leads to right action: sacred beings move in accord with dharma, advancing toward reconciliation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A kuṇḍa (sacred pond) in the Arbuda-khaṇḍa setting is indicated, highlighting tīrtha-sacrality through Gaṅgā’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the mention of a kuṇḍa implies tīrtha context often associated with snāna, but this verse narrates movement, not a rite.