Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

सिद्धं सिद्धरसं पुंसां व्याधीनां क्षयकारकम् । हेमबीजमयं दिव्यं ब्रह्मकुण्डोद्भवं महत्

Transliteration

siddhaṃ siddharasaṃ puṃsāṃ vyādhīnāṃ kṣayakārakam | hemabījamayaṃ divyaṃ brahmakuṇḍodbhavaṃ mahat

Translation

हा मनुष्यांसाठी सिद्ध ‘सिद्ध-रस’ आहे, जो व्याधींचा क्षय करणारा आहे। सुवर्णबीजमय, दिव्य आणि ब्रह्मकुंडातून उत्पन्न झालेले हे महान द्रव्य आहे।

Word by Word

• सिद्धम्: perfected, accomplished
• सिद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सिद्धरसम् इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective of siddharasam)

• सिद्धरसम्: the perfected elixir
• सिद्धरसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• पुंसाम्: of men/for people
• पुंसाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• व्याधीनाम्: of diseases
• व्याधीनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• क्षयकारकम्: causing destruction (of diseases)
• क्षयकारकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षय + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सिद्धरसम् इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective of siddharasam)

• हेमबीजमयम्: made of golden seed(s)
• हेमबीजमयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम + बीज + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सिद्धरसम् इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective of siddharasam)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सिद्धरसम् इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective of siddharasam)

• ब्रह्मकुण्डोद्भवम्: arisen from Brahma-kuṇḍa
• ब्रह्मकुण्डोद्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मकुण्ड + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सिद्धरसम् इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective of siddharasam)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सिद्धरसम् इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective of siddharasam)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahma-kuṇḍa (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Brahma-kuṇḍa in Prabhāsa, a radiant, gold-seed-like essence (‘hemabīja-maya’) is shown emerging from sacred waters while sages and pilgrims witness its healing potency.

Characters & Entities

• Siddha-rasa
• Brahma-kuṇḍa
• Vyādhi (disease)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is portrayed as both spiritually salvific and worldly-beneficial; healing and purification are signs of divine presence rooted in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahma-kuṇḍa within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as the source of the great siddha-rasa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse highlights the tīrtha-derived siddha-rasa and its reputed capacity to destroy diseases.