Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

एतेषामपि कुण्डेऽत्र संनिधिर्भविताऽनघ । एतेषां तु विशेषेण पूजा बहुफलप्रदा

Transliteration

eteṣāmapi kuṇḍe'tra saṃnidhirbhavitā'nagha | eteṣāṃ tu viśeṣeṇa pūjā bahuphalapradā

Translation

Wahai yang tanpa noda, kesembilan Nidhi itu juga akan bersemayam di kolam suci ini. Dan pemujaan mereka di sini, khususnya, menganugerahkan hasil yang berlimpah.

Word by Word

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• कुण्डे: in the pond
• कुण्डे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: ‘here’)

• संनिधिः: presence
• संनिधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भविता: will be (will occur)
• भविता: Kriya (Future state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-अर्थे क्तिन्/तृन्-प्रयोगः; ‘भविता’ = भविष्यत्कालवाचक कर्तरि कृदन्त (agent-noun used as finite: ‘will be’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• विशेषेण: especially; in particular
• विशेषेण: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; प्रकार/हेतुवाचक

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बहुफलप्रदा: granting many fruits (results)
• बहुफलप्रदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदा (दा-धातु, कृत् ‘प्रद’/‘प्रदा’ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासान्त विशेषण (बहूनि फलानि प्रददाति)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: (Unnamed) Nidhi-sannidhi-kunda in Ayodhyā (as per context)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous kund where unseen nidhis ‘reside’; devotees sense a subtle radiance over the water, performing focused worship that is said to yield abundant results.

Characters & Entities

• Nine Nidhis
• Kuṇḍa (sacred pond)
• Ayodhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are described as living abodes of divine powers; worship performed there becomes exceptionally fruitful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular kuṇḍa (sacred pond) in Ayodhyā, where the nine nidhis are said to be present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform special pūjā of the nidhis at the kuṇḍa; this localized worship is said to yield many results.