Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

शिवगंगाभिधानं च तस्मात्कुण्डं धरातले । ख्यातिं यातु प्रसादेन तव पर्वतनंदिनि

Transliteration

śivagaṃgābhidhānaṃ ca tasmātkuṇḍaṃ dharātale | khyātiṃ yātu prasādena tava parvatanaṃdini

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് ഭൂമിയിൽ ആ കുണ്ഡം ‘ശിവഗംഗ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമാകട്ടെ; ഹേ പർവതനന്ദിനി, നിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ അതിന്റെ കീർത്തി വ്യാപിക്കട്ടെ।

Word by Word

• śiva-gaṃgā-abhidhānam: the name ‘Śiva-Gaṅgā’
• śiva-gaṃgā-abhidhānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṃgā (प्रातिपदिक) + abhidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शिवगङ्गाया अभिधानम्)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tasmāt: from that (reason/therefore)
• tasmāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kuṇḍam: the pond
• kuṇḍam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• dharā-tale: on the surface of the earth
• dharā-tale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (धरायाः तलम्)

• khyātim: fame, renown
• khyātim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khyāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• yātu: may it attain/go
• yātu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• prasādena: by (your) grace
• prasādena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• parvata-nandini: O daughter of the mountain
• parvata-nandini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + nandini (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (पर्वतस्य नन्दिनी)

Speaker

Śiva (implied, addressing Pārvatī as Parvatanandinī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śivagaṅgā

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The pond is blessed with the name ‘Śivagaṅgā’; Devī (daughter of the mountain) is invoked as the source of its renown spreading across the earth.

Characters & Entities

• Śivagaṅgā
• Kuṇḍa
• Pārvatī (Parvatanandinī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s power is amplified through divine naming and grace, making sacred geography a living channel of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śivagaṅgā-kuṇḍa (also connected with the designation Śiva-kuṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated here; the verse establishes the tīrtha’s authoritative name and fame.