Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ततः पृथूदकात्कुंडात्पृथुना परिखानितात् । अयासिषुर्द्विजानां च शतान्येव त्रयोदश

Transliteration

tataḥ pṛthūdakātkuṃḍātpṛthunā parikhānitāt | ayāsiṣurdvijānāṃ ca śatānyeva trayodaśa

Translation

Kemudian, dari takungan bernama Pṛthūdaka—yang diparit dan digali oleh Raja Pṛthu—muncullah seribu tiga ratus kaum dvija, yakni yang “lahir dua kali”.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter; from there
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — अपादान/क्रमसूचकः; ‘ततः’ = ‘तस्मात्’ (thereafter/from there)

• पृथूदकात्: from the Pṛthūdaka (abundant-water)
• पृथूदकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथूदक (प्रातिपदिक; पृथु + उदक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पृथु-उदकं यस्मिन्)

• कुण्डात्: from the pond
• कुण्डात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• पृथुना: by/with Pṛthu
• पृथुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; साधन/करणभावः

• परिखानितात्: from the excavated (pond)
• परिखानितात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-खन् (धातु) + नित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त/नित-प्रत्ययान्त) ‘परिखानित’ = excavated/dug around; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन (कुण्डात् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• अयासिषुः: they went
• अयासिषुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; धातुः—या (गत्यर्थः)

• द्विजानाम्: of the Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात/Conjunction)

• शतानि: hundreds
• शतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-नाम

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/Emphasis particle)

• त्रयोदश: thirteen
• त्रयोदश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (संख्याशब्द; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचकः; (त्रयः + दश) द्विगु-समासः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनरूपे ‘शतानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pṛthūdaka Kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred pond with stepped banks; King Pṛthu’s trenching/excavation implied; streams of brāhmaṇas emerge or assemble at the water’s edge, carrying kamaṇḍalus and Vedic implements, forming an orderly pilgrimage procession.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī
• Śiva
• Pṛthūdaka Kuṇḍa
• Pṛthu
• Dvijas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Royal and sacred works—like creating tīrtha-kuṇḍas—become enduring supports for dharma and pilgrimage toward Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pṛthūdaka Kuṇḍa, linked to King Pṛthu’s excavation, is highlighted as a notable sacred water-site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; kuṇḍa contexts typically imply snāna and worship, but the verse focuses on origin and numbers.