Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सन्निधत्ते सदा यत्र कमला विष्णुवल्लभा । अलक्ष्मीपरिहाराय यस्मिन्सरसि वै सुराः

Transliteration

sannidhatte sadā yatra kamalā viṣṇuvallabhā | alakṣmīparihārāya yasminsarasi vai surāḥ

Translation

വിഷ്ണുപ്രിയയായ കമലാ സദാ സന്നിധിയായി വസിക്കുന്നിടത്ത്, ആ സരസ്സിലേക്കു ദേവന്മാർ അലക്ഷ്മീ-പരിഹാരാർത്ഥം വരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• सन्निधत्ते: is present / abides near
• सन्निधत्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सन्नि-धा (धातु √धा)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: सन्नि-

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• कमला: Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• कमला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णुवल्लभा: beloved of Viṣṇu
• विष्णुवल्लभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'विष्णोः वल्लभा'

• अलक्ष्मीपरिहाराय: for the removal/avoidance of misfortune (Alakṣmī)
• अलक्ष्मीपरिहाराय: Sampradana (Purpose/recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + परिहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'अलक्ष्म्याः परिहारः'

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) / नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सरसि: in the lake
• सरसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kamalā-sannidhi-saras (Śrī-tīrtha)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous lotus-lake where Śrī (Kamalā) abides near Viṣṇu’s aura; devas arrive with offerings to drive away Alakṣmī, depicted as a dark, withering presence retreating from the waters.

Characters & Entities

• Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• Viṣṇu
• Alakṣmī
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspiciousness is sustained by divine presence and dharmic observance; misfortune is overcome through sanctified association.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A sacred lake associated with Maṅgala-tīrtha, marked by Lakṣmī’s constant proximity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies ritual approach to the lake for removing inauspiciousness, though it does not detail a specific rite beyond the tīrtha’s purpose.