Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि कूपं कुंडलसंभवम् । तस्यैव चोत्तरे भागे ब्रह्मकुण्डसमीपतः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi kūpaṃ kuṃḍalasaṃbhavam | tasyaiva cottare bhāge brahmakuṇḍasamīpataḥ

Translation

ଈଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ—ତତ୍ପରେ, ହେ ମହାଦେବୀ, ‘କୁଣ୍ଡଲସମ୍ଭବ’ ନାମକ କୂପକୁ ଯିବା ଉଚିତ; ତାହାର ଉତ୍ତର ଭାଗରେ, ପବିତ୍ର ବ୍ରହ୍ମକୁଣ୍ଡର ସମୀପରେ।

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महती देवी)

• कूपम्: to the well
• कूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कुण्डलसम्भवम्: arisen from Kuṇḍala
• कुण्डलसम्भवम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुण्डल-सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कुण्डलात् सम्भवः)

• तस्य: of that (well)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• उत्तरे: in the northern
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (locative)

• भागे: part/portion
• भागे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मकुण्डसमीपतः: near Brahma-kuṇḍa
• ब्रह्मकुण्डसमीपतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ब्रह्मकुण्ड-समীপ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘-तः’; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मकुण्डस्य समीपः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuṇḍalasaṃbhava-kūpa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva points the way as Devī accompanies him through Prabhāsa’s sacred precincts; a stone-lined well (kūpa) labeled Kuṇḍalasaṃbhava appears near the northern side of the Brahmakuṇḍa tank.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Kuṇḍalasaṃbhava-kūpa
• Brahmakuṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is mapped as a sacred journey—specific tīrthas and their relative locations are themselves part of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kuṇḍalasaṃbhava-kūpa and the nearby Brahmakuṇḍa within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A pilgrimage instruction: ‘go’ to the well/tīrtha and approach the area near Brahmakuṇḍa.