Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

जले शालूरकूर्मादि रूपेण भगवान्हरिः । हरिरश्वादिरूपेण मंदुरास्वपि भूभुजाम्

Transliteration

jale śālūrakūrmādi rūpeṇa bhagavānhariḥ | hariraśvādirūpeṇa maṃdurāsvapi bhūbhujām

Translation

ໃນນ້ຳ ພຣະພະຄະວານຫຣິສະຖິດເປັນຮູບປາ ແລະກຸຣະມະ(ເຕົ່າ) ເປັນຕົ້ນ; ແມ່ນແຕ່ໃນຄອກມ້າຂອງກະສັດຜູ້ຄອງແຜ່ນດິນ ພຣະຫຣິກໍສະຖິດເປັນຮູບມ້າ ແລະສັດອື່ນໆ.

Word by Word

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शालूरकूर्मादि: (as) śālūra, tortoise, etc.
• शालूरकूर्मादि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शालूर + कूर्म + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), प्रथमा/तृतीया-समर्थ (contextually with रूपेण), एकवचन (Singular)

• रूपेण: by/in the form
• रूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अश्वादिरूपेण: in the form of horse etc.
• अश्वादिरूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व + आदि + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• मन्दुरासु: in the stables
• मन्दुरासु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle)

• भूभुजाम्: of kings (earth-rulers)
• भूभुजाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + भुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Narrator (Gaṇas’ account continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yamunā (within Madhuvana context)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A brāhmaṇa (dvija)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yamunā waters with fish and tortoise forms subtly bearing divine marks; a parallel vignette shows a royal stable where horses glow with the same Hari-presence—two worlds unified by one divinity.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān Hari
• kūrma
• aśva
• kings (bhūbhuj)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is immanent in all realms—from sacred waters to ordinary human spaces—when seen through realized devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader sacred setting remains Madhuvana/Yamunā, though the verse universalizes divine presence beyond any single site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it describes the contemplative fruit of japa and dhyāna.