Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

नारदीयं सरो ह्येतद्विख्यात जगतीतले । महता पुण्ययोगेन देवैरपि हि लभ्यते

Transliteration

nāradīyaṃ saro hyetadvikhyāta jagatītale | mahatā puṇyayogena devairapi hi labhyate

Translation

ఈ నారదీయ సరస్సు భూమితలమున ప్రసిద్ధమైనది; మహత్తర పుణ్యయోగముచేతనే ఇది దేవులకు కూడ లభ్యమగును.

Word by Word

• नारदीयम्: Nārada’s, related to Nārada
• नारदीयम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying सरः)

• सरः: lake
• सरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय ‘indeed/for’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative

• विख्यातम्: renowned
• विख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) used predicatively, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; agrees with एतत्/सरः

• जगतीतले: on the surface of the world
• जगतीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘जगत्याः तलम्’

• महता: by great
• महता: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying पुण्ययोगेन)

• पुण्ययोगेन: through a conjunction of merit (great merit)
• पुण्ययोगेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘पुण्यस्य योगः’

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; agent in passive

• अपि: even
• अपि: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; ‘even/also’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; emphasis

• लभ्यते: is obtained
• लभ्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāradīya-saras

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic view of the celebrated lake with pilgrims arriving from afar; above, subtle celestial beings also seeking access, suggesting ‘deva-durlabha’ attainment through merit.

Characters & Entities

• Nāradīya-saras
• devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Access to the most potent tīrthas is itself the fruit of accumulated puṇya, highlighting grace and dharmic effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nāradīya-saras, described as famous on earth and difficult to attain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual; the verse stresses the rarity of reaching the tīrtha due to required puṇya.