Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तत्रास्ति शोभनं कुण्डं सुनिर्मलजलान्वितम् । तत्र स्नातो नरः सम्यङ्मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया

Transliteration

tatrāsti śobhanaṃ kuṇḍaṃ sunirmalajalānvitam | tatra snāto naraḥ samyaṅmucyate brahmahatyayā

Translation

അവിടെ അത്യന്തം നിർമ്മലജലത്തോടെ നിറഞ്ഞ ഒരു ശോഭന കുണ്ഡം ഉണ്ട്. അവിടെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം സ്നാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാപാപത്തിൽ നിന്നുപോലും വിമുക്തനാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• asti: there is
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śobhanam: beautiful
• śobhanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of kuṇḍam)

• kuṇḍam: a pond
• kuṇḍam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• sunirmalajalānvitam: endowed with very pure water
• sunirmalajalānvitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-nirmala-jala-anvita (प्रातिपदिक; सु + निर्मल + जल + अन्वित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of kuṇḍam)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय

• snātaḥ: having bathed
• snātaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle, active sense); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• samyak: completely/properly
• samyak: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• brahmahatyayā: from brahmin-slaying (sin)
• brahmahatyayā: Apadana (Source/Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-hatyā (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + हत्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादानार्थे (cause/source: from)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara-kuṇḍa (as described in Siddheśvara-mahimā)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (the king addressed in Arbuda narrative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant, crystal-clear kuṇḍa amid rocky Arbuda landscape; pilgrims descend steps, perform ācamana and snāna; a subtle aura of Śiva’s grace suggests release from heavy sin.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṇḍa (sacred pond)
• Siddhaliṅga (context)
• Brahmahatyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snānā, when done properly, is portrayed as a potent purificatory act capable of removing even grave sins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred kuṇḍa (pond) at the Siddhaliṅga site in Arbuda Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform samyak-snānā (proper ritual bathing) in the kuṇḍa at that holy place.