Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 133

Devanagari script

कामं यथेष्टं हृदये कृत्वार्कस्थलसन्निधौ । पिबेत्सतोयं तद्देवि ह्यस्पृष्टं दशनैः सकृत्

Transliteration

kāmaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ hṛdaye kṛtvārkasthalasannidhau | pibetsatoyaṃ taddevi hyaspṛṣṭaṃ daśanaiḥ sakṛt

Translation

នៅជិតសាន្និធ្យៈនៃអរកស្ថល ដាក់បំណងប្រាថ្នាដែលចង់បានក្នុងបេះដូង ឱទេវី អ្នកគួរផឹកទឹកនោះម្តងតែម្ដង—ដោយមិនឲ្យធ្មេញប៉ះទឹកឡើយ។

Word by Word

• कामम्: as desired / at will
• कामम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/निपात), अर्थे—‘यथाकामम्’ (adverbial: as desired)

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/प्रकारवाचक), ‘as/according to’

• इष्टम्: desired, wished-for
• इष्टम्: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of implied object/act)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त; √इष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘desired’

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative

• कृत्वा: having done, having made
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having done/made’

• अर्कस्थलसन्निधौ: in the vicinity of the Sun’s place (Arkasthala)
• अर्कस्थलसन्निधौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध: ‘अर्कस्य स्थले सन्निधिः’ → ‘near the place of Arka (Sun)’

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should drink’

• सतोयम्: pure water
• सतोयम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘सत् तोयम्’ = ‘good/pure water’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (of satoyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; vocative

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ ‘indeed/for’

• अस्पृष्टम्: untouched
• अस्पृष्टम्: Viśeṣaṇa (of satoyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (उपसर्ग/नञ्) + स्पृष्ट (कृदन्त; √स्पृश् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘untouched’

• दशनैः: with the teeth
• दशनैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; instrumental ‘with/by teeth’

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/आवृत्तिवाचक) ‘once’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya dialogue style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arkasthala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as devi)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Arkasthala, the devotee closes the eyes briefly to form a heartfelt wish, then drinks sanctified water in a single careful sip, the Sun blazing gently overhead.

Characters & Entities

• Arkasthala
• Sūrya (implied)
• Devi (listener addressed)
• water (tōya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sincere inner resolve (saṅkalpa) joined with purity of action is taught as the core of tīrtha practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arkasthala at Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where a wish is made and sanctified water is taken.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Make a heartfelt wish at Arkasthala and drink the water once, ensuring it does not touch the teeth.