Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

एतद्धि दृश्यते धन्यैः पद्मं कैः क्वापि पार्थिव । एतस्मिन्दृष्टमात्रे तु यो जलं विशते नरः

Transliteration

etaddhi dṛśyate dhanyaiḥ padmaṃ kaiḥ kvāpi pārthiva | etasmindṛṣṭamātre tu yo jalaṃ viśate naraḥ

Translation

“Sesungguhnya, wahai Raja, teratai ini hanya dilihat oleh orang yang berbahagia—amat jarang, oleh seseorang, di suatu tempat. Dan sesiapa yang, setelah sekadar melihatnya, masuk ke dalam air…”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (lotus)
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/हेतौ निपात (indeed/for)

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• धन्यैः: by the blessed (people)
• धन्यैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘धन्य’ = पुण्यवान् (blessed)

• पद्मम्: the lotus
• पद्मम्: Karta (Subject in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र कर्मणि-प्रयोगे प्रथमा (subject of passive)

• कैः: by whom (what kind of people)
• कैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• क्वापि: somewhere, anywhere
• क्वापि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘somewhere/anywhere’)

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• एतस्मिन्: in this / upon this (occasion)
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दृष्टमात्रे: at the mere sight (of it)
• दृष्टमात्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्ट (कृदन्त; दृश् धातोः क्त) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; ‘दर्शनमात्रे’ = at the mere sight

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• विशते: enters
• विशते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (sacred water-body with the miraculous lotus)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārthiva/Rājendra (the king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant, otherworldly lotus appears upon a sacred pool; only a few blessed pilgrims perceive it, while a king listens as the narrator points to the sign; the water shimmers with sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Brahmapadma (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fortune and merit mature into access to sacred places; proper response is reverent ritual engagement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Brahmodbhava/Brahmapadma lotus-tīrtha and its associated sacred waters.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After darśana of the lotus, entering the sacred water (snāna/immersion) is indicated.