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

Sa dakilang lawa ng Padmaka, sa gitna ng maalat na tubig, sa dakong timog mula kay Rudreśa, na nasa layong sampung dhanu (haba ng busog)…

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.