Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
Devanagari script
सरश्चकार देवेशो भगवान्पार्वतीपतिः । सुमृष्टनिर्मलजलं नलिनीदलशोभितम्
Transliteration
saraścakāra deveśo bhagavānpārvatīpatiḥ | sumṛṣṭanirmalajalaṃ nalinīdalaśobhitam
Translation
Tuhan para dewa—Bhagavān, suami Pārvatī—telah mencipta sebuah tasik, airnya jernih lagi suci, dihiasi oleh daun-daun teratai.
Word by Word
सरःa lake
सरः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म
चकारmade, created
चकार:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
देवेशःLord of the gods
देवेशः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता
भगवान्the Blessed Lord
भगवान्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण
पार्वतीपतिःhusband of Pārvatī
पार्वतीपतिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपार्वती- + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण
सुमृष्टनिर्मलजलम्having well-cleansed, pure water
सुमृष्टनिर्मलजलम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + मृष्ट + निर्मल + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (सरः इत्यस्य)
नलिनीदलशोभितम्adorned with lotus-leaves
नलिनीदलशोभितम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootनलिनी- + दल + शोभित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘शोभित’; विशेषण (सरः)
Speaker
Narrator (contextual, within Dvārakā Māhātmya dialogue)
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚivaP
PārvatīFAQs
Sacred geography is portrayed as divinely instituted—tīrthas arise by the will of Śiva for the welfare of beings.
The divinely created lake that will be identified as Mahādeva-saras in the following verses.
No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes the tīrtha’s divine origin and sanctity.