Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

। सूत उवाच । विश्वामित्रसमुद्भूतं कुण्डं तत्रापरं शुभम् । संतिष्ठते द्विजश्रेष्ठाः सर्वकामप्रदायकम्

Transliteration

| sūta uvāca | viśvāmitrasamudbhūtaṃ kuṇḍaṃ tatrāparaṃ śubham | saṃtiṣṭhate dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ sarvakāmapradāyakam

Translation

ସୂତ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠମାନେ! ସେଠାରେ ବିଶ୍ୱାମିତ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ନେଇ ଉଦ୍ଭବିତ ଆଉ ଗୋଟିଏ ଶୁଭ କୁଣ୍ଡ ଅଛି, ଯାହା ସମସ୍ତ କାମନା ପୂରଣ କରେ।

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• viśvāmitra-samudbhūtam: arisen from Viśvāmitra
• viśvāmitra-samudbhūtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक) + samudbhūta (√bhū + sam-ud- + क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष (viśvāmitrāt samudbhūtam)

• kuṇḍam: a sacred pond
• kuṇḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), देशवाचक

• aparam: another
• aparam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘kuṇḍam’

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘kuṇḍam’

• saṃtiṣṭhate: stands/exists
• saṃtiṣṭhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ: O best of the twice-born
• dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dvijānāṃ śreṣṭhāḥ)

• sarva-kāma-pradāyakam: bestower of all desires
• sarva-kāma-pradāyakam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sarveṣāṃ kāmānāṃ pradāyakam); विशेषणम् ‘kuṇḍam’

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśvāmitra-kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-śreṣṭhas (best of Brahmins)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta points out an auspicious pool shimmering amid trees; sages listen as the origin from Viśvāmitra is proclaimed; the kuṇḍa appears calm, lotus-filled, and inviting.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Viśvāmitra
• Kuṇḍa (sacred pool)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha linked to a great ṛṣi carries transformative power, making human aspirations align with dharma and become fulfilled.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

An auspicious kuṇḍa said to have arisen from Ṛṣi Viśvāmitra—commonly understood as “Viśvāmitra-kuṇḍa.”

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse introduces the tīrtha and its fruit (sarvakāmaprada).