Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

अनंगरूपी देव्यत्र स्नानाद्वै रूपवान्भवेत् । इक्षवस्तत्र वै देयाः सुवर्णं गास्तथैव च । वस्त्राणि चैव विधिवद्ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे

Transliteration

anaṃgarūpī devyatra snānādvai rūpavānbhavet | ikṣavastatra vai deyāḥ suvarṇaṃ gāstathaiva ca | vastrāṇi caiva vidhivadbrāhmaṇe vedapārage

Translation

ข้าแต่เทวีอนังคะรูปี ผู้ใดอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ณ ที่นี้ ย่อมงดงามด้วยรูปโฉมโดยแท้ ที่นั่นพึงถวายทานเป็นอ้อย ทั้งทองคำและโค และพึงถวายผ้านุ่งห่มตามพิธีแก่พราหมณ์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญพระเวท

Word by Word

• अनङ्गरूपी: having the form of Ananga
• अनङ्गरूपी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अनङ्गस्य रूपी); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• स्नानात्: from bathing
• स्नानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/ablative) एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (cause: “from/by bathing”)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण

• रूपवान्: beautiful
• रूपवान्: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इक्षवः: sugarcane(s)
• इक्षवः: Karma (Items to be given/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक

• देयाः: should be given
• देयाः: Kriya (Injunctive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive, यत्/तव्य); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; “to be given”

• सुवर्णम्: gold
• सुवर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• गाः: cows
• गाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/accusative) बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (so/likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

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

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• विधिवत्: properly
• विधिवत्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (according to rule)

• ब्राह्मणे: to a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/dative) एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• वेदपारगे: versed in the Veda
• वेदपारगे: Sampradana (Recipient-qualifier/सम्प्रदान-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वेदस्य पारगः); पुल्लिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन; ‘ब्राह्मणे’ विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāmakuṇḍa (associated with Anaṅgarūpī)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī (Devī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred kuṇḍa at Prabhāsa: pilgrims bathe at dawn; attendants present sugarcane bundles, a golden vessel, cows with garlands, and folded garments to a serene Veda-reciting Brāhmaṇa; the presiding goddess Anaṅgarūpī is envisioned as subtle, blessing beauty and auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Anaṅgarūpī)
• Kāmakuṇḍa (implied)
• Brāhmaṇa
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha worship is completed by purity (snāna) and generosity (dāna), yielding both worldly auspiciousness and religious merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāmakuṇḍa in Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as established in the preceding verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe in the kuṇḍa; give sugarcane, gold, cows, and garments as dāna to a Veda-proficient Brāhmaṇa.