Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

पद्मके तु महाकुंडे मध्येस्य लवणांभसः । रुद्रेशाद्दक्षिणे भागे धनुषां दशके स्थिते

Transliteration

padmake tu mahākuṃḍe madhyesya lavaṇāṃbhasaḥ | rudreśāddakṣiṇe bhāge dhanuṣāṃ daśake sthite

Translation

ในสระใหญ่ปัทมกะ ท่ามกลางสายน้ำเค็มนี้ ณ ทิศใต้จากรุทเรศะ ตั้งอยู่ห่างออกไปสิบธนุ (ระยะคันธนู)…

Word by Word

• पद्मके: in Padmaka
• पद्मके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in Padmaka [name])

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• महाकुण्डे: in the great pond
• महाकुण्डे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महৎ कुण्डम्)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• लवणाम्भसः: of the salty water
• लवणाम्भसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (लवणम् अम्भः)

• रुद्रेशात्: from Rudreśa/Rudreśvara
• रुद्रेशात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्रेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य ईशः)

• दक्षिणे: on the southern
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective used locatively (on the southern side)

• भागे: in the part/region
• भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• धनुषाम्: of bows (as a measure)
• धनुषाम्: Sambandha (Measure/परिमाण-षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of bows; measure)

• दशके: at (a distance of) ten
• दशके: Adhikarana (Measure-location/परिमाणाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (at a distance of ten)

• स्थिते: situated
• स्थिते: Adhikarana (Location-state/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative absolute/qualifier (being situated)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Padmaka Mahākuṇḍa (near Rudreśa)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like sacred landscape: Rudreśa shrine as a landmark; to its south, a lotus-associated great pool (Padmaka) surrounded by brackish/salt waters; pilgrims measuring steps/bow-lengths, pointing southward.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Padmaka Mahākuṇḍa
• Rudreśa
• Lavaṇāmbhas (salt waters)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is made practical: the Purāṇa sanctifies the land while also giving navigable, place-based directions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Padmaka Mahākuṇḍa and the southern vicinity of Rudreśa within Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse provides geographic placement (south of Rudreśa, ten dhanu away) for the related worship/bathing context.