Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तस्मात्कूपात्पुनर्दृश्या सा बभूव महानदी । मतिः स्मृतिस्तथा प्रज्ञा मेधा बुद्धिर्गिराधरा

Transliteration

tasmātkūpātpunardṛśyā sā babhūva mahānadī | matiḥ smṛtistathā prajñā medhā buddhirgirādharā

Translation

ຈາກບໍ່ນ້ຳນັ້ນ ນາງປາກົດໃຫ້ເຫັນອີກ ແລະປະກົດເປັນແມ່ນ້ຳໃຫຍ່. ນາງຖືກສັນລະເສີນວ່າ ມະຕິ (ຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈຖືກຕ້ອງ), ສະມຣິຕິ (ຄວາມຈື່ຈຳອັນສັກສິດ), ປຣັຊຍາ (ປັນຍາ), ເມທາ (ສະຕິປັນຍາ), ແລະ ພຸດທິ (ການຈຳແນກ) ເປັນເສົາຄ້ຳຈຸນຊີວິດທາງທຳຂອງແຜ່ນດິນ.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: from that
• tasmāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kūpāt: from the well
• kūpāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb)

• dṛśyā: visible
• dṛśyā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (सा इत्यस्य)

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

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahā-nadī: a great river
• mahā-nadī: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā+nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• matiḥ: intellect
• matiḥ: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• smṛtiḥ: memory
• smṛtiḥ: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/रीतिवाचक (adverb/conjunctive)

• prajñā: wisdom
• prajñā: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• medhā: intelligence, mental power
• medhā: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: medhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• buddhiḥ: understanding
• buddhiḥ: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• girā-dharā: supporter of speech (Sarasvatī)
• girā-dharā: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girā+dharā (प्रातिपदिक); girā (वाणी/गिर्) + dharā (धरा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गिरां धरा)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Māhātmya narration style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandharva-kūpa-udbhava-nadī (Sarasvatī-associated stream)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From a luminous well, a broad river rises and flows forth; above the waters appear five to six personified goddesses labeled Mati, Smṛti, Prajñā, Medhā, Buddhi—each holding symbolic items (pustaka, mālā, lotus, lamp), blessing the earth.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sarasvatī is not only a river but the divine presence of wisdom, memory, and discernment—purifying both land and mind when she becomes manifest.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A sacred well (kūpa) from which Sarasvatī becomes visible again, within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse primarily establishes Sarasvatī’s auspicious manifestation and her dharmic qualities.