Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 114

Devanagari script

क्षीरधारे विनिष्क्रांते कुन्देंदुहिमसंनिभे

Transliteration

kṣīradhāre viniṣkrāṃte kundeṃduhimasaṃnibhe

Translation

Lalu terpancarlah aliran susu, putih berseri laksana bunga kunda, bulan, dan salji.

Word by Word

• क्षीरधारे: in the stream of milk
• क्षीरधारे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर-धार (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (क्षीरस्य धारा)

• विनिष्क्रांते: when it had issued forth
• विनिष्क्रांते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निस्-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग? सप्तमी, एकवचन; (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे) ‘when (it) had flowed out’

• कुन्देन्दुहिमसंनिभे: resembling jasmine, moon, and snow
• कुन्देन्दुहिमसंनिभे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुन्द-इन्दु-हिम-संनिभ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; उपमान-विशेषणम्; द्वन्द्व-समाहारः (कुन्द + इन्दु + हिम) + तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय ‘सदृश’

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous white stream of milk bursts forth, compared to jasmine blossoms, moonlight, and snow; the crowd recoils into awe as the miracle shines against darker surroundings.

Characters & Entities

• kṣīra (milk)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity is depicted through auspicious signs; the narrative uses symbolic imagery (milk-white radiance) to mark cleansing and restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse does not name a particular site; it is a narrative detail within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes an auspicious manifestation accompanying the expiatory episode.