Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि कूपं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् । देविकायास्तटे रम्ये हुंकारेणैव पूर्यते

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi kūpaṃ trailokyaviśrutam | devikāyāstaṭe ramye huṃkāreṇaiva pūryate

Translation

Īśvara bersabda: Kemudian, wahai Dewi Agung, hendaklah pergi ke sebuah perigi yang masyhur di tiga alam. Di tebing indah sungai Devikā, perigi itu terisi penuh hanya dengan bunyi “huṃ”.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘said’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Apadana/Sequence (Source/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/हेतु-वाचक अव्यय; ‘then/from there’

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should go’

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• कूपम्: to the well
• कूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्: famed in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘त्रैलोक्ये विश्रुतम्’ (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष) qualifying कूपम्

• देविकायाः: of Devikā
• देविकायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देविका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तटे: on the bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• रम्ये: beautiful
• रम्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; qualifying तटे

• हुंकारेण: by a huṃkāra (roar/utterance)
• हुंकारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• पूर्यते: is filled
• पूर्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पॄ (धातु) (पूरणे)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive) ‘is filled’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tri-loka-viśruta Kūpa on Devikā-taṭa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) instructs the Goddess beside a beautiful riverbank; a stone-lined well gleams; as the syllable 'huṃ' is uttered, water rises and fills the well, forming ripples shaped like sacred syllables.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Devikā (river)
• Kūpa (sacred well)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is animated by divine power: a tīrtha can manifest miraculous abundance through mantra-like potency.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A famous sacred well (kūpa) on the bank of the Devikā river in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrims are instructed to go (visit) the well; the verse highlights huṃkāra as the operative sacred sound associated with it.