Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततो भगवता ह्यत्र मनसा निर्मितं सरः । भगवानर्चितस्तीर्थैरिदमूचे प्रजापतिः

Transliteration

tato bhagavatā hyatra manasā nirmitaṃ saraḥ | bhagavānarcitastīrthairidamūce prajāpatiḥ

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ഭഗവാൻ ഇവിടെ മനസ്സുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ഒരു സരോവർ സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു; തീർത്ഥങ്ങൾ ആരാധിച്ചതിനാൽ പ്രജാപതി ബ്രഹ്മാവ് ഈ വചനങ്ങൾ ഉച്ചരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — then

• bhagavatā: by the Lord
• bhagavatā: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — ‘भगवता’ = by the Lord

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/पदार्थद्योतक) — indeed

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — here

• manasā: by (his) mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — ‘मनसा’ = by mind/mentally

• nirmitam: created
• nirmitam: Predicate adjective (qualifying saraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-√mā (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘निर्मितम्’ = created

• saraḥ: a lake
• saraḥ: Karta (Subject of implied ‘abhavat’/‘āsīt’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘सरः’ = lake

• bhagavān: the venerable lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject; apposition to prajāpatiḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘भगवान्’

• arcitaḥ: honoured
• arcitaḥ: Predicate adjective (qualifying bhagavān/prajāpatiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √arc (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘अर्चितः’ = worshipped/honoured

• tīrthaiḥ: by the tīrthas
• tīrthaiḥ: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘तीर्थैः’ = by/with tīrthas

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object of ūce)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘इदम्’ = this

• ūce: said
• ūce: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘ऊचे’ = said/spoke

• prajāpatiḥ: Prajāpati (Brahmā)
• prajāpatiḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘प्रजापतिः’ (ब्रह्मा)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Manasā-nirmita Saras (newly founded lake)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kuru-śreṣṭha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After worship, Brahmā, by mere thought, causes a tranquil lake to appear; the assembled tīrthas bow/offer homage; Brahmā (Prajāpati) prepares to pronounce the tīrtha’s defining words.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Prajāpati)
• Tīrthas
• Saraḥ (sacred lake)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred landscapes are portrayed as divinely instituted—sometimes even through pure will—revealing their extraordinary sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A sacred lake (saras) at/within Koṭitīrtha, created by Brahmā and honored by tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the establishment of the saras that will serve as the ritual locus.