Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

झषमंडूककमठैर्मकरैश्च समाकुलम् । शंखशुक्त्यादि भिर्युक्तं राजहंसैः सुशोभितम्

Transliteration

jhaṣamaṃḍūkakamaṭhairmakaraiśca samākulam | śaṃkhaśuktyādi bhiryuktaṃ rājahaṃsaiḥ suśobhitam

Translation

یہ جھیل مچھلیوں، مینڈکوں، کچھوؤں اور مکر (آبی دیو) سے بھری ہوئی ہے؛ شنکھ، سیپیاں وغیرہ سے مالا مال ہے اور راج ہنسوں کی شان سے نہایت مزین ہے۔

Word by Word

• झष: fish
• झष: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: झष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Nominative plural) — समासपूर्वपद

• मण्डूक: frogs
• मण्डूक: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डूक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Nominative plural) — समासपूर्वपद

• कमठैः: with tortoises
• कमठैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• मकरैः: with crocodiles/sea-monsters
• मकरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• समाकुलम्: crowded, filled
• समाकुलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• शंख: conches
• शंख: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Nominative plural) — समासपूर्वपद

• शुक्ति: oyster-shells
• शुक्ति: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Nominative plural) — समासपूर्वपद

• आदि: and the like
• आदि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासान्त-अव्यय (ādi = 'etc.'), शंख-शुक्ति-आदि (X etc.)

• भिः: with (by)
• भिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भिस् (विभक्ति-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तृतीया-बहुवचन-विभक्त्यन्त (Instrumental plural ending) — '...भिः'

• युक्तम्: endowed/connected
• युक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन

• राजहंसैः: with royal swans
• राजहंसैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजहंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); समास: राजन् + हंस

• सुशोभितम्: beautifully adorned
• सुशोभितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सु-

Speaker

Vyāsa (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka-sarovara (contextual lake)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa/bhūmipa (king) addressed in the verse-context

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A clear sacred lake crowded with fish, frogs, turtles, and mythic makaras; pearl-like shells and conches glint under sunlight; regal swans glide in orderly arcs.

Characters & Entities

• Makaras
• Rāja-haṃsas (royal swans)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is depicted as a harmonious sacred ecosystem, reflecting cosmic order within a holy landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya sarovara, portrayed as abundant with aquatic beings and auspicious birds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on sacred beauty and auspicious signs (swans, conches, etc.).