Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे तोयात्कमलं तद्विनिर्गतम् । सहस्रपत्रसंजुष्टं द्वादशार्कसमप्रभम्

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare toyātkamalaṃ tadvinirgatam | sahasrapatrasaṃjuṣṭaṃ dvādaśārkasamaprabham

Translation

اسی لمحے اُس پانی سے ایک کنول نمودار ہوا—ہزار پنکھڑیوں سے آراستہ، بارہ سورجوں کی مانند درخشاں۔

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Locative Singular

• antare: interval / meantime
• antare: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Neuter Locative Singular; ‘etasmin antare’ = in the meantime

• toyāt: from the water
• toyāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Neuter Ablative Singular

• kamalam: a lotus
• kamalam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Neuter Nom./Acc. Singular (here subject)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter Nom./Acc. Singular; विशेषण (qualifier of kamalam)

• vinirgatam: emerged
• vinirgatam: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-nis-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त) = past passive participle; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थ: come out/emerged

• sahasra-patra-saṃjuṣṭam: adorned with a thousand petals
• sahasra-patra-saṃjuṣṭam: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahasra (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjuṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास = adorned/associated with thousand petals; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (qualifying kamalam)

• dvādaśa-arka-sama-prabham: having the splendor of twelve suns
• dvādaśa-arka-sama-prabham: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā/prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपमान/तुल्य) = having radiance equal to twelve suns; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (qualifying kamalam)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the still surface of a sacred pool, a colossal thousand-petalled lotus emerges, blazing with a radiance likened to twelve suns, illuminating the banks and onlookers.

Characters & Entities

• Miraculous lotus (kamala/padma)
• Sacred water-body

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At a true tīrtha, the divine can manifest through auspicious signs, affirming the sanctity and power of the place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s jalāśaya (holy waters) is being praised through a miracle narrative; the verse itself highlights the water’s sanctifying potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the miracle functions as a mahātmya-marker validating tīrtha worship and bathing.