Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

एतेषामपि कुण्डेऽत्र संनिधिर्भविताऽनघ । एतेषां तु विशेषेण पूजा बहुफलप्रदा

Transliteration

eteṣāmapi kuṇḍe'tra saṃnidhirbhavitā'nagha | eteṣāṃ tu viśeṣeṇa pūjā bahuphalapradā

Translation

ഹേ അനഘാ! ഈ കുണ്ഡത്തിൽ ഇവരുടെ സന്നിധിയും ഉണ്ടാകും; ഇവിടെ പ്രത്യേകമായി ചെയ്യുന്ന പൂജ ബഹുഫലപ്രദമാണ്।

Word by Word

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• कुण्डे: in the pond
• कुण्डे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: ‘here’)

• संनिधिः: presence
• संनिधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भविता: will be (will occur)
• भविता: Kriya (Future state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-अर्थे क्तिन्/तृन्-प्रयोगः; ‘भविता’ = भविष्यत्कालवाचक कर्तरि कृदन्त (agent-noun used as finite: ‘will be’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• विशेषेण: especially; in particular
• विशेषेण: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; प्रकार/हेतुवाचक

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बहुफलप्रदा: granting many fruits (results)
• बहुफलप्रदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदा (दा-धातु, कृत् ‘प्रद’/‘प्रदा’ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासान्त विशेषण (बहूनि फलानि प्रददाति)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: (Unnamed) Nidhi-sannidhi-kunda in Ayodhyā (as per context)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous kund where unseen nidhis ‘reside’; devotees sense a subtle radiance over the water, performing focused worship that is said to yield abundant results.

Characters & Entities

• Nine Nidhis
• Kuṇḍa (sacred pond)
• Ayodhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are described as living abodes of divine powers; worship performed there becomes exceptionally fruitful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular kuṇḍa (sacred pond) in Ayodhyā, where the nine nidhis are said to be present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform special pūjā of the nidhis at the kuṇḍa; this localized worship is said to yield many results.