Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

समाहूता तत्र देवी कपिलधारा महानदी । समुद्रमध्ये साऽद्यापि पुण्यवद्भिः प्रदृश्यते

Transliteration

samāhūtā tatra devī kapiladhārā mahānadī | samudramadhye sā'dyāpi puṇyavadbhiḥ pradṛśyate

Translation

Di sana dipanggil turun Dewi—sungai agung bernama Kapiladhārā. Hingga hari ini pun, baginda terlihat di tengah lautan oleh mereka yang beroleh pahala dan kebajikan.

Word by Word

• समाहूता: was called/invoked
• समाहूता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ह्वे (धातु) + त (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (PPP)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: there)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• कपिलधारा: Kapiladhārā (name of the stream/river)
• कपिलधारा: Karta (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल + धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular; नाम (proper name)

• महानदी: the great river
• महानदी: Karta (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular; समनाधिकरणम् (to कपिलधारा)

• समुद्रमध्ये: in the middle of the ocean
• समुद्रमध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र + मध्ये (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन — Locative singular; ‘in the midst of the ocean’

• सा: she/that (river)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular (pronoun)

• अद्यापि: even today, still
• अद्यापि: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय (temporal adverb: even today/still)

• पुण्यवद्भिः: by virtuous people
• पुण्यवद्भिः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; ‘by the virtuous’

• प्रदृश्यते: is seen, appears
• प्रदृश्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapiladhārā

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine river-goddess rises as a clear stream amid dark ocean waves; only a few radiant pilgrims perceive her. Kapila’s invocation is implied in the background, with Kapileśvara shrine on the shore.

Characters & Entities

• Kapiladhārā
• Samudra (Ocean)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred waters respond to invocation and are perceived through puṇya; darśana is both a spiritual and moral attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kapiladhārā, a revered river/tīrtha associated with Kāpila-kṣetra, described as manifest within the ocean.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Invocation (āhvāna/samāhūti) of the sacred river is referenced; no step-by-step rite is given here.