Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

दामोदरे नदी प्रोक्ता स्वर्णरेषेति या स्मृता । ब्रह्मकुण्डं च तत्रैव तथा ब्रह्मेश्वरः स्मृतः

Transliteration

dāmodare nadī proktā svarṇareṣeti yā smṛtā | brahmakuṇḍaṃ ca tatraiva tathā brahmeśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

ที่นั่นกล่าวกันว่ามีแม่น้ำชื่อดาโมทรา ซึ่งระลึกกันอีกนามว่า ‘สวรรณะเรษา’ ที่นั่นเองมีพรหมกุณฑะ และพรหมเมศวรก็เลื่องลืออยู่ ณ ที่นั้น

Word by Word

• दामोदरे: in Dāmodara (place/river-region)
• दामोदरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दामोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• नदी: a river
• नदी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रोक्ता: is said/called
• प्रोक्ता: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक-कर्तरि प्रयोग (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वर्णरेषा: Golden Line (name)
• स्वर्णरेषा: Predicate nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण + रेषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—स्वर्णा रेषा (कर्मधारय)

• इति: thus/‘called’
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/नामनिर्देशसूचक (quotative)

• या: which (she)
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• स्मृता: is remembered/known
• स्मृता: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मकुण्डम्: Brahma’s pond
• ब्रह्मकुण्डम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मणः कुण्डम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रम (likewise)

• ब्रह्मेश्वरः: Brahmeśvara (Lord Brahma’s Īśvara)
• ब्रह्मेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मणः ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• स्मृतः: is remembered/known
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dāmodarā (Svarṇareṣā) nadī; Brahma-kuṇḍa; Brahmeśvara

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A golden-hued river (Svarṇareṣā) flows past steps leading to Brahma-kuṇḍa; nearby stands the Brahmeśvara liṅga shrine, with pilgrims bathing and offering water.

Characters & Entities

• Dāmodarā River
• Svarṇareṣā
• Brahma-kuṇḍa
• Brahmeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic sacred geography ties liberation-oriented practice to specific waters (nadī/kuṇḍa) and a consecrated Śiva presence (Brahmeśvara).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dāmodarā/Svarṇareṣā river, Brahma-kuṇḍa, and the Brahmeśvara shrine within Vastrāpatha-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit tīrtha practice: visiting sacred river/kuṇḍa and worshipping Brahmeśvara (though not explicitly detailed here).