Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

आहूय विश्वकर्माणं त्वष्टारममृताशिनम् । एकं सरः कारयित्वा शिल्पिना तेन शोभनम्

Transliteration

āhūya viśvakarmāṇaṃ tvaṣṭāramamṛtāśinam | ekaṃ saraḥ kārayitvā śilpinā tena śobhanam

Translation

അമൃതഭോജിയായ ദിവ്യശില്പി ത്വഷ്ടാ വിശ്വകർമ്മനെ വിളിച്ചു വരുത്തി, ആ ശില്പിയാൽ ഒരൊറ്റ അതിശോഭനമായ സരോവർ നിർമ്മിപ്പിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• āhūya: having summoned
• āhūya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-hū (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभावकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having called’

• viśvakarmāṇam: Viśvakarmā
• viśvakarmāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tvaṣṭāram: Tvaṣṭṛ
• tvaṣṭāram: Karma (Apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvaṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘viśvakarmāṇam’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• amṛtāśinam: eater of nectar (immortal)
• amṛtāśinam: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta + āśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे—‘amṛtam aśnāti’ इति; ‘tvaṣṭāram’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ekam: one
• ekam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘saraḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• saraḥ: a lake/pond
• saraḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (प्रथमा-द्वितीया समानरूप)

• kārayitvā: having had (it) made
• kārayitvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त्वा (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (absolutive); णिजन्त—‘having caused (it) to be made’

• śilpinā: by the artisan
• śilpinā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śilpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• tena: by him / by that (one)
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘śilpinā’ इत्यस्य निर्देशः

• śobhanam: beautiful
• śobhanam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘saraḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Newly established Saras/Kunda (name not given) in Setukṣetra

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hari summons Viśvakarman/Tvaṣṭṛ; the celestial architect designs and manifests a splendid lake, its banks taking form as if by mantra and craft.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarman
• Tvaṣṭṛ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are often revealed through divine intention and consecrated creation, not merely human effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A sacred lake at Setu is established; it is later identified as the Kṣīrasara tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse describes construction of the lake; ritual usage (milk offerings and homa) appears in the following verses.