Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स्वच्छोदकसमाकीर्णं सुतीर्थं सुसुखावहम् । ततो गौरीमनुज्ञाप्य जाह्नवीसंगलालसः

Transliteration

svacchodakasamākīrṇaṃ sutīrthaṃ susukhāvaham | tato gaurīmanujñāpya jāhnavīsaṃgalālasaḥ

Translation

സ്വച്ഛജലത്തോടെ നിറഞ്ഞ ആ ഉത്തമ തീർത്ഥം മഹാസുഖദായകമായിരുന്നു. തുടർന്ന് ഗൗരിയുടെ അനുവാദം നേടി അദ്ദേഹം ജാഹ്നവി (ഗംഗ) സംഗമത്തിനായി ആകുലനായി.

Word by Word

• स्वच्छोदकसमाकीर्णम्: filled with clear water
• स्वच्छोदकसमाकीर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वच्छ (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक) + समाकीर्ण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थः (स्वच्छम् उदकम्; तेन समाकीर्णम्)

• सुतीर्थम्: a good holy ford/place of pilgrimage
• सुतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु + तीर्थ)

• सुसुखावहम्: bringing great happiness
• सुसुखावहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सुखम् आवहति इति)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Ablative adverb)

• गौरीम्: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• गौरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुज्ञाप्य: having asked permission / having obtained consent
• अनुज्ञाप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); उपसर्गः—अनु

• जाह्नवीसंगलालसः: eager for association with the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)
• जाह्नवीसंगलालसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाह्नवी (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + लालस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (जाह्नव्याः सङ्गे लालसः)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnamed ‘su-tīrtha’ in Arbuda narrative (clear-water tīrtha)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous, crystal-clear pond/kunda in a forested mountain setting; Śiva, after seeking Gaurī’s assent, turns toward the waters with longing for Gaṅgā’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī)
• Śiva
• Su-tīrtha/Kuṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is praised not only as holy but as a source of well-being; dharmic harmony is shown through seeking the Goddess’s consent before fulfilling divine intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The clear-water su-tīrtha/kuṇḍa created at Arbuda in the Acaleśvara context, oriented toward Gaṅgā’s association.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied tīrtha-sevā such as snāna (bathing) due to the emphasis on ‘su-tīrtha’ and its pure waters, though no explicit procedural rule is stated.