Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एतस्याः स्यान्मृदु स्वादु पयः पूरोपशोभितम् । प्रदेशोऽयमशेषोऽपि भविता त्वत्सुखप्रदः

Transliteration

etasyāḥ syānmṛdu svādu payaḥ pūropaśobhitam | pradeśo'yamaśeṣo'pi bhavitā tvatsukhapradaḥ

Translation

သူမ၏ ရေသည် နူးညံ့၍ ချိုမြိန်ကာ စီးဆင်းမှုအလွန်ပေါများသဖြင့် လှပတင့်တယ်လိမ့်မည်။ ထို့ပြင် ဤဒေသတစ်ဝန်းလုံးသည် မကျန်မလပ် သင့်အား ချမ်းသာပျော်ရွှင်မှု ပေးစွမ်းရာ ဖြစ်လာလိမ့်မည်။

Word by Word

• एतस्याः: of this (woman/this one)
• एतस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• स्यात्: may be / would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• मृदु: soft, gentle
• मृदु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• स्वादु: sweet, pleasant
• स्वादु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वादु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• पयः: milk, water
• पयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• पूर: with filling/abundance (pūra)
• पूर: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; समासपूर्वपदम्

• उपशोभितम्: adorned, beautified
• उपशोभितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-शुभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• प्रदेशः: region, area
• प्रदेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Visheshya (Correlative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• अशेषः: entire, without remainder
• अशेषः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle)

• भविता: will become / will be
• भविता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + तृ (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भविष्यत्कर्तरि कृदन्तः (Periphrastic future agent noun/तृ), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विधेय-रूपेण (as predicate)

• त्वत्सुखप्रदः: giver of your happiness
• त्वत्सुखप्रदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): 'त्वत्सुखं प्रददाति' इति; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified (continuation of the same consoling declaration regarding Bhāgīrathī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā region waters (Gaṅgā-infused sanctity)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The addressed goddess (devi) from prior verse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic view of a sanctified region: clear gentle waters flowing in abundance, pilgrims at the banks, lush greenery, and a serene goddess presence blessing the land; the mood is calm and restorative.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)
• Dvārakā (region implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred waters sanctify a place, the entire landscape becomes supportive of spiritual and worldly well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā-māhātmya frames the region as holy; Bhāgīrathī’s presence functions as tīrtha-sanctification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not explicit; the verse suggests the auspiciousness of approaching and using the waters—commonly through snāna and tīrtha-sevā.