Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

प्रहिणोमि यद्येकां च ह्यन्या रुष्यति मे द्विजाः । तस्मात्सर्वाः प्रमोक्ष्यामि कमण्डलुकृतालयाः

Transliteration

prahiṇomi yadyekāṃ ca hyanyā ruṣyati me dvijāḥ | tasmātsarvāḥ pramokṣyāmi kamaṇḍalukṛtālayāḥ

Translation

ഹേ ദ്വിജന്മാരേ! ഞാൻ ഒരേ നദിയെ മാത്രം അയച്ചാൽ മറ്റുള്ളവ എനിക്കു വിരോധം കാണിച്ചേക്കാം. അതുകൊണ്ട് കമണ്ഡലുവിനെ വാസസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയ എല്ലാ നദികളെയും ഞാൻ മോചിപ്പിക്കും.

Word by Word

• प्रहिणोमि: I send forth
• प्रहिणोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + हि (धातु: हि/हिण् ‘प्रेषणे’)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• एकाम्: one (f.)
• एकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), कारण/बलार्थे (indeed/for)

• अन्या: another (one)
• अन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रुष्यति: becomes angry
• रुष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मे: of me/my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (sages)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: तद्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् निपातप्रयोगः; हेत्वर्थे (therefore/from that reason)

• सर्वाः: all (of them)
• सर्वाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रमोक्ष्यामि: I will release
• प्रमोक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• कमण्डलुकृतालयाः: whose abode was made in the water-pot
• कमण्डलुकृतालयाः: Visheshana (Qualifier of ‘सर्वाः’/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमण्डलु + कृत + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः तत्पुरुषः (कमण्डलु-कृत-आलयाः = कमण्डलौ कृतः आलयः यस्याः/यासाम्)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rivers collectively (kamaṇḍalu-dwellers) within Prabhāsa narrative

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijāḥ/Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā addresses assembled sages, gesturing toward the kamaṇḍalu; within it, many river-deities appear as small feminine forms or flowing streams, awaiting release.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Dvijas (Brahmins)
• Sacred rivers
• Kamaṇḍalu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma values impartial benevolence—spiritual gifts should be shared without favoritism to maintain harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative, explaining how sacred waters become available for tīrtha sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it explains the theological basis for the availability of multiple sacred waters for rites.