Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स्वच्छोदकसमाकीर्णं सुतीर्थं सुसुखावहम् । ततो गौरीमनुज्ञाप्य जाह्नवीसंगलालसः

Transliteration

svacchodakasamākīrṇaṃ sutīrthaṃ susukhāvaham | tato gaurīmanujñāpya jāhnavīsaṃgalālasaḥ

Translation

شفاف پانی سے لبریز، نہایت برتر تیرتھ جو عظیم راحت عطا کرتا ہے؛ پھر گوری کی اجازت پا کر، جاہنوی (گنگا) کے سنگم کا مشتاق ہو کر…

Word by Word

• स्वच्छोदकसमाकीर्णम्: filled with clear water
• स्वच्छोदकसमाकीर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वच्छ (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक) + समाकीर्ण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थः (स्वच्छम् उदकम्; तेन समाकीर्णम्)

• सुतीर्थम्: a good holy ford/place of pilgrimage
• सुतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु + तीर्थ)

• सुसुखावहम्: bringing great happiness
• सुसुखावहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सुखम् आवहति इति)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Ablative adverb)

• गौरीम्: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• गौरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुज्ञाप्य: having asked permission / having obtained consent
• अनुज्ञाप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); उपसर्गः—अनु

• जाह्नवीसंगलालसः: eager for association with the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)
• जाह्नवीसंगलालसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाह्नवी (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + लालस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (जाह्नव्याः सङ्गे लालसः)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnamed ‘su-tīrtha’ in Arbuda narrative (clear-water tīrtha)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous, crystal-clear pond/kunda in a forested mountain setting; Śiva, after seeking Gaurī’s assent, turns toward the waters with longing for Gaṅgā’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī)
• Śiva
• Su-tīrtha/Kuṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is praised not only as holy but as a source of well-being; dharmic harmony is shown through seeking the Goddess’s consent before fulfilling divine intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The clear-water su-tīrtha/kuṇḍa created at Arbuda in the Acaleśvara context, oriented toward Gaṅgā’s association.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied tīrtha-sevā such as snāna (bathing) due to the emphasis on ‘su-tīrtha’ and its pure waters, though no explicit procedural rule is stated.